as in demon
a source of persistent emotional distress low self-esteem is only one of his many hang-ups

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for hang-up
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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