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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
she still hangs around with her college roommate
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2
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (around or out)
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Rent a car or take advantage of Europe’s superb train service to travel from small city to city at your leisure.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
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
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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
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Blossom-end rot can be closely associated with soil moisture that is too wet or too dry.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Those who run won’t be schlepping all the political baggage that Newsom has to tote. Such as? Rampant homelessness.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Later at an event, Sawaya ran into Foreman, who asked him to reconsider applying, saying the hiring committee would try to keep his name out of the public eye.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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The island would be connected to the mainland via a causeway that gave them access during low tide.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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The virus has mutated substantially on the mainland, on the other side of the causeway connecting the humans’ new island home.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
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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
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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
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Discovering and bonding with like-minded people in the art community helped Saldana face moments of loneliness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Aaron and his father, Michael Campbell, bonded over traveling to baseball games and getting autographs from their favorite players.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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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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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
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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 26 Jun. 2025.
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