HANG (AROUND) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

hang around

verb

Definition of hang around

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 bullet that tore through Rose‘s face now hangs around her neck. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 The Guardians continued to hang around in Sunday afternoon’s season finale. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Mosquito bites are to be expected in the warm summer months, but increasingly these pests are hanging around into autumn. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Sep. 2026 This set is sublime for hanging around the house without feeling sloppy. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang around

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Neutron experiments instead found that the manganese spins remain essentially aligned.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Diesel prices could remain elevated for a year, according to a new survey of oil and gas executives.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of remain

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To open the ceremony, Shirley strolled from the west end of the bridge to the east, where Charley was waiting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The advice is nearly always the same — wait until after midnight, preferably until the hours before dawn, then give your eyes half an hour to adjust to the darkness.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wait

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Northwestern’s Dave Davis, the longtime liaison between the university and residents, stuck around and mingled with the big names who had gathered there.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The Street has also long suspected Waldron was planning to stick around.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of stick around

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