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Recent Examples of hang-up
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.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Read Next National Woman found covered in blood after 911 hang-up call, UT officials say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
John Tar, who told him that patrol had responded to a 911 hang-up involving a verbal argument between a man and woman, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
John Tar, who told him that patrol had responded to a 911 hang-up involving a verbal argument between a man and woman, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Read Next National Woman found covered in blood after 911 hang-up call, UT officials say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
John Tar, who told him that patrol had responded to a 911 hang-up involving a verbal argument between a man and woman, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
John Tar, who told him that patrol had responded to a 911 hang-up involving a verbal argument between a man and woman, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang-up
Noun
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Things become complicated when a popular rival boy band, The Saja Boys, are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Wilson himself was celebrated for his beautiful music and pitied for his demons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2025
Noun
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District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Aside from Howard Hughes, Enzo Ferrari was Mann’s white whale: a fastidious man who was excellent at his job and attempted to bury—yet was consumed by—overwhelming emotional torment.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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