hang (around or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (around or out)
Verb
  • Before their egos ruined it, Buffalo Bill and Doc Carver hosted a traveling Wild West Show, starting in 1883.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
  • And while the first U.K. show debuted over a week ago on June 5, fans continue to travel from across the globe, keeping the excitement alive for each show.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Notably, the bitter sensitive alleles were also nominally associated with chronic kidney diseases and a range of markers of kidney health, including urinary proline betaine levels, glomerular filtration rate, serum non-albumin protein, and glucose levels 2 h after an oral glucose challenge.
    Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
  • Blossom-end rot can be closely associated with soil moisture that is too wet or too dry.
    Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025
  • Owners will also be eligible for a dedicated driver development program, designed to optimize their driving ability and remove the stress of running track sessions.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • What about you? Brody: Kristen Bell and I are connected in a few ways.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • The protocol for selection has varied, sometimes rotating across multiple brothers of the same generation or jumping across family trees to cousins, but always theoretically connecting back to the same common ancestor: Jimmu.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Plenty of those 3s came after Gilgeous-Alexander or others throttled downhill, then kicked back out for open looks.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Bag a spot on the beach at Cala Saona or the kick back with a cold caña (beer) at the chiringuito (beach bar).
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Shared physical activities like cooking, working out or running errands together can be bonding experiences and feel more natural than just texting or talking.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • His attorneys portrayed his accusers as Hollywood wannabes and hangers-on who willingly hooked up with him to court opportunity, then recast the encounters as crimes years later to collect settlement funds and #MeToo approbation.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • While hooked up to tubes at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 6, 2024, Scot Pollard couldn’t help but look back.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 11 June 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 22 Jun. 2025.

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