as in bowing
bending downward or forward
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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as in dangled
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in based
to find a basis
that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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Recent Examples of hung
Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Gabby favored bohemian-style decor and hung fairy lights to complete the cozy atmosphere.
—Michelle Kaminsky, Outside, 12 Feb. 2026
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Jamie learns that Cunningham is going to attack him and hand him over to a Redcoat officer named Patrick Ferguson to be hanged.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The 20-foot walls are hung salon-style with gilt frames surrounding oil paintings flirting at once with modernism and Renaissance styles.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Gabby favored bohemian-style decor and hung fairy lights to complete the cozy atmosphere.
—Michelle Kaminsky, Outside, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
That same month, in the city of Qom, Iranian authorities hanged three men who were accused of killing police officers during the nationwide protests.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Jamie learns that Cunningham is going to attack him and hand him over to a Redcoat officer named Patrick Ferguson to be hanged.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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Bennett said Nicholson and an assistant dangled playing time as a carrot to get players to obey their direction.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Lendeborg told The Associated Press that the University of Kentucky had dangled between US$7 million and $9 million to entice him to transfer there in 2025.—
Andrew Urbaczewski,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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However, Connor’s and Scheifele’s dominance has, in part, depended on Morrissey playing a dominant all-around game.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their survival often depended on maintaining scientific credibility and demonstrating tangible benefits to local populations.—
Guy Vernet,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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In the mid-2020s, bond yields hovered between 4% and 5%, but during the COVID-19 recession in 2020, bond yields dropped to near 1%.—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts snapped thousands of photos during their historic pass around the moon, shot video and recorded their personal observations to give researchers insights based on the color sensitivity of the human eye.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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But prosecutors might have a difficult time convincing a jury that the five defendants are guilty of murder, said Linda Parisi, a defense attorney based in Sacramento.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
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Most recently, Verbeek swung a deadline deal for longtime Washington defenseman John Carlson, who has scored 12 points in 13 games during Anaheim’s playoff charge.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gold prices have swung between historic highs and lower levels since late 2025, as geopolitical tensions and trade concerns have prompted some investors toward the safe-haven asset.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Entering a key recruiting time, his return figures to have the impact of both stabilizing and energizing the program that has sagged in its last four NCAA Tournaments since winning the 2022 national title.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Heaps of leathery brown prickly pear pads sagged into the dirt and ash.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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