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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
she still hangs around with her college roommate
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2
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (around or out)
Verb
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It’s thought that Netanyahu may travel to New York in September, prior to the mayoral election, to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s world leaders meeting.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
22 July 2025 -
The ball then traveled a little farther up and appeared to hit Suzuki in a particularly painful part of his body.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 July 2025
Verb
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That's in addition to the payments the city still has to make to pay off debt associated with the arena.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
22 July 2025
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Showers and thunderstorms associated with a small area of low pressure located about 900 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles have increased some during the past several hours.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Smith succeeds former Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, who departed for SMU in March after a simmering conflict with former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard came to a head during the Terrapins’ NCAA Tournament run last season.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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After moving to London to live with his youngest son, Singh joined a community of runners and ran his first marathon in 2000.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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From the very beginning, his journey of creating Airbnb was born out of necessity and a desire to connect people in a more authentic way.—
Raoul Davis,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Palm trees line the shore, and a paved oceanfront trail connects Wailea to a series of smaller beaches and coves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Chris Lake kicks back in a sprawling floor of a towering Los Angeles office building used mostly for storage, selecting one of the dozens of office chairs crowding the industrial space with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city’s west side.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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Well, maybe a nice shower and a piece of pie, but after the shower and the pie, kick back and relax.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Jackson bonded with Ballard as both of them grew up in the Atlanta area.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Sharpe bonded with the character, Felix, in Dunham’s scripts and worked with Felber to write his character’s songs on the show.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Sizes Tablecloths should hang about 8-16 inches on each side for formal dining and about 3-6 inches on each side for casual dining.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
2 Oct. 2024
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But it’s been a great 10 years for Beaupre, who played for Edina, the University of Denver and Minnesota before hooking up with the Wild to fill a role whose importance doesn’t match its public profile.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
15 July 2025
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Smaller electric scooters have a battery that is hooked up to a throttle near the handlebars.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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“Hang (around or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20%28around%20or%20out%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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