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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
The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The game-tying shot, Judge’s 26th homer of the year, cleared the National Car Rental sign that hangs above The Green Monster and easily escaped the confines of Fenway Park.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 June 2025
So, keep initiating the catch-ups, accepting invites for casual hangs, attending those after-work dinners and chatting with acquaintances at events.
—Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Verb
Plants have evolved to hang away from the plant to give easier access to incoming bats.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The game-tying shot, Judge’s 26th homer of the year, cleared the National Car Rental sign that hangs above The Green Monster and easily escaped the confines of Fenway Park.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Noun
With an only eight-episode season, the show feels like a group hang that ended too soon.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 June 2025
So, keep initiating the catch-ups, accepting invites for casual hangs, attending those after-work dinners and chatting with acquaintances at events.
—Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
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Anyone hankering for a Beaver Nugget break on their travels can swing by the new spot, which is located right off I-81 in Rockingham County.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Jessica Alba and her 17-year-old daughter Honor swung by Wimbledon on their way back from Venice, Italy, where the pair attended the Bezos-Sánchez wedding.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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Their cells grew to tolerate it, and then to depend on it.—
Laura Poppick,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Both programs would have to depend entirely on current tax receipts from active workers — in just eight years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Bramble sits quietly beside her, ears drooped and eyes wide, as if silently pleading her case.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Now the room, decorated with giant lamps resembling drooping wildflowers, is a temple to a different kind of currency: designer stilettos (from the likes of Manolo Blahnik and Jacquemus).—
Marina Harss,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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Gas prices are hovering near their lowest summer level in four years as millions of people ready themselves to hit the roads over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 July 2025
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As the afternoon progresses, chances of rain drop from 36% to 15%, and in the evening, hover around 10% with a low temperature of 66 degrees.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The show, based on a novella by the author Martha Wells, follows a snarky private-security cyborg (played by Alexander Skarsgård) assigned to protect a group of scientists investigating a mostly uncharted planet.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
5 July 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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Besides, the majority of the dips in quality derive from Esmail prioritizing stylistic playfulness and experimentation over the relatively straightforward, linear storytelling of Season 1.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
3 July 2025
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The dip pairs well with both veggies and tortilla chips.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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Other middle-of-the-order bats — from current NL batting leader Will Smith, to June player of the month candidate Max Muncy and rising second-year star Andy Pages — have helped pick up the slack.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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For the occasion, the Wolfs actor kept his look classic and wore a navy blue suit with matching slacks.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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In cooperative two-player mode, the second person takes control of the young girl dangling from DK’s back, and can use one of the detachable Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers with point-and-click mouse controls.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Members of the ship's crew were seen dangling from the masts after the collision.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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