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
This ultra-comfy, ultra-soft two-piece lounge set is perfect for travel days, hanging around the house, or jetting around town, blowing through your to-do list.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Use Sticky Traps Sheets or strips of sticky paper hung around your plants will trap any insects that come to visit.
—Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
The Bulls then couldn’t score on six consecutive possessions, but the Heat let the Bulls hang around.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Use Sticky Traps Sheets or strips of sticky paper hung around your plants will trap any insects that come to visit.
—Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
The Bulls then couldn’t score on six consecutive possessions, but the Heat let the Bulls hang around.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
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The Arlington County Police Department announced the news on Thursday following a monthslong criminal investigation that remains active.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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These arginine-tyrosine interactions remain active as the fiber solidifies.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Solar stayed flat at a fraction of the amount of coal and natural gas power.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Yet staying – and taking pride in one’s roots – also becomes an act of resistance for Bad Bunny.—
Rocio Munoz,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The groups would then open the hood or door of the machines and wait to determine whether an alarm or a law enforcement response had been triggered.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Interconnection queues have swelled to historic levels, with gigawatts of ready-to-build generation projects waiting years for grid connection studies and upgrades.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Another reason the trend sticks around is timing.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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The sport didn't stick around in the Olympics, but has its own major long-distance competitions every year, including the Iditarod and Yukon Quest.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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