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as in to swing
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in dip
a downward slope
proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang
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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
there's too much hang in the bunting on the parade float—nothing should be touching the ground
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Recent Examples of hang
Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Bonita Vista has hung one section banner, Division 2 in 2012.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
Poor Kamilla doesn’t get a hang of her slither and is still spasming through the sand by the time nearly everyone else has gotten through to the next phase of the challenge, which involves maneuvering their buoy through a rope maze and then untying and tossing three rings onto a hooked target.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 May 2025
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Verb
Shortly after noon, officers at the prison in Laurinburg found Robinson hanging by a sheet.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Bonita Vista has hung one section banner, Division 2 in 2012.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Noun
Aniston was absolutely serving ’90s Rachel Green for the occasion of their hang.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
Poor Kamilla doesn’t get a hang of her slither and is still spasming through the sand by the time nearly everyone else has gotten through to the next phase of the challenge, which involves maneuvering their buoy through a rope maze and then untying and tossing three rings onto a hooked target.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
Verb
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Reserve forward Obi Toppin helped swing the game, draining five 3s off the bench.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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During the argument, Goins swung the golf club at Jones, a witness told police.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Clients depend on Snowflake for data storage and management through its cloud platform.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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A lot of the market is waiting for a resolution here because other project sales depend on it.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The weakness makes half of the face appear to droop.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Stress can cause the plant to not produce properly, and result in drooping leaves or discolored ones.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Police helicopters hovered as marchers wove between vehicles.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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There’s also more heightened genre elements, including explosions, gun fights and a mysterious corporate private plane hovering over the desert.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The deployment of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines—based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.—marks the first time in over three decades that Marines have been mobilized inside the United States to respond to civil unrest.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Heder and Rebekah Taussig co-wrote the script that is based on Heumann’s memoir that was published in 2020.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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There are two types of people in the summer: those who like to lounge at the beach, and others who want to get their hair wet and feet sandy, taking a dip in the ocean.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Hurts' passing numbers took a slight dip, but Saquon Barkley had a lot to do with that.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Biggs said Valparaiso didn’t cut the county any slack in requiring it to pay a $39,000 building permit fee for the ongoing renovations to the Porter County Jail which is within city limits.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Besides the direct impact on competitive advantage, this disengagement often means the employees who haven’t checked out (yet) must pick up the slack.—
Shannon Gabriel,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The longtime friend and former co-worker of Combs' ex-girlfriend Ventura testified that Combs dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony and threw her into a coffee table in a moment of unprovoked rage.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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Diddy trial live updates: Diddy allegedly dangled woman over balcony, threatened to kill her Who is 'Mia'?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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