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
If you’re tempted, act fast because Amazon prices like this usually won't hang around.
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PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Legacy found a way to hang around.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
These slip-ons are ideal for giving your tired feet some love while hanging around a campsite at the end of a long day of hiking.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
Even standing in the middle of a village square with a gun could be seen this way, given how many people hang around with guns in Israel.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Legacy found a way to hang around.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
These slip-ons are ideal for giving your tired feet some love while hanging around a campsite at the end of a long day of hiking.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
Even standing in the middle of a village square with a gun could be seen this way, given how many people hang around with guns in Israel.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
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The takeover remains widely unpopular among Washington residents – some 80% oppose it, according to a Washington Post poll.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Frontier, American are the perennial problem children Frontier Airlines remains stuck at the bottom for the third straight year.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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He was not bound by law to stay.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vengathattil added that hospitals do not need to wait years to see the benefits.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Judge is surely hoping Bellinger can stick around as his running mate for the foreseeable future.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Karalis, Marschall and Kendricks all stuck around to watch Duplantis’ record attempt and joined him in a raucous celebration after the Swede pulled it off.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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