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 And if things really go sideways and a QB3 is needed during the season, the Cowboys can have one sit on the practice squad for an emergency — or, hey, Will Grier is still hanging around as an assistant coach, too. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted's neck. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The more water that’s hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 But one of them does get a very important mention, explaining why he won’t be spotted hanging around the Richmond pitch anytime soon. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang around

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Verb

The six-machine launch reflects the company’s wider attempt to develop into a more comprehensive supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment rather than remaining focused on a single part of the fabrication process.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Grooming remains one of the biggest threats facing children and families, according to Jenkins.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of remain

Verb

On November 12, 2019, Pourrain was legally admitted into the country at the Atlanta Intercontinental Airport, with permission to stay for six months.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
If milestones stay fixed while priorities, risks and dependencies keep changing, stakeholders are managing expectations based on outdated assumptions.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stay

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Palace matched Sunderland’s agreement with the French side and, at one stage, both clubs had a plane waiting at Lyon’s airport to bring Fofana to England.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Instead of waiting for that person to issue a command, OlloNi could approach and initiate an interaction.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026