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Recent Examples of hang-up
Burchett told the Washington Examiner the hang-up in the group is what the punishment will be for members who do not follow the law.
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
Later the same day, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and moderate Republicans zeroed in on a SALT agreement, three sources told The Hill, solving one critical hang-up.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 21 May 2025
The hang-ups prompted the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, to delay its plan to hold a meeting to advance its part of the package this week.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 7 May 2025
As Paramount Global seeks Trump administration approval of its merger with Skydance, the company is anxious to close the deal, and the lawsuit is viewed as a hang-up.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
Later the same day, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and moderate Republicans zeroed in on a SALT agreement, three sources told The Hill, solving one critical hang-up.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 21 May 2025
The hang-ups prompted the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, to delay its plan to hold a meeting to advance its part of the package this week.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 7 May 2025
As Paramount Global seeks Trump administration approval of its merger with Skydance, the company is anxious to close the deal, and the lawsuit is viewed as a hang-up.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang-up
Noun
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It was emptied of us and, therefore, full of dunes and demons, bogs and bleeding trees.—
Devon Walker-Figueroa,
The New York Review of Books,
3 July 2025
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Things become messy when a popular rival boy band – The Saja Boys – are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The crew arrives only to find the hellish torments that have plagued Captain Kilpack and the first crew that disappeared for seven years.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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To soothe the torment Bill is receiving from other guests, Hank puts on a dress as well, takes on the role of Bill’s ex, and forces him to move on.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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