as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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Recent Examples of hang around
The risk that inflation hangs around is elevated since inflation expectations could be up, Adams said.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Their offense was hanging around the neighborhood dressed like Princeton sophomores.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Indiana and Utah are still hanging around in this group, waiting to play someone of note.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Kicker Will Reichard then booted a 51-yard field goal to make the score 9-6 at the half, with Atlanta still in the lead but the Vikings hanging around.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Their offense was hanging around the neighborhood dressed like Princeton sophomores.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Indiana and Utah are still hanging around in this group, waiting to play someone of note.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Kicker Will Reichard then booted a 51-yard field goal to make the score 9-6 at the half, with Atlanta still in the lead but the Vikings hanging around.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
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National parks appear to have weathed summer crowds despite staffing cuts, but fall remains uncertain.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sometime Tuesday or Wednesday is the forecast for when the storms will be closest if remaining independent, and each will be due east of the coast between Wilmington in North Carolina and the state border of South Carolina and Georgia.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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Book Now Oku Hotels doesn't have a loyalty program, but new subscribers to the company's Oku Insider newsletter receive 10 percent off their first Oku Hotels stay.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Sep. 2025
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In its first years, the inn's guests would arrive by train and stay for months at a time, which explains why the rooms feature large cabinets.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The city appears to be waiting to reckon with Mamdani as mayor, with the three other candidates likely to split the opposition vote.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Her thoughts immediately turned to her daughter, Denise, who was outside waiting for her.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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As a series regular, audiences can expect Huffman’s Ridley to stick around throughout the season.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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Head coach Todd McLellan is certainly talking in a way that suggests Finnie can stick around.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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