as in to threaten
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
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Recent Examples of hangover
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The levy is a hangover from the pandemic years when there were labor shortages in the hospitality industry and employers were having to pay higher hourly wages to find workers.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Expect an emotional hangover: your body needs time to decompress.
—Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Can any of these snacks actually prevent a hangover?
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Unwell Hydration with protein is yet another example of Cooper’s commitment to breaking boundaries within the high-performance, hydration and hangover cure drink category.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The levy is a hangover from the pandemic years when there were labor shortages in the hospitality industry and employers were having to pay higher hourly wages to find workers.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Expect an emotional hangover: your body needs time to decompress.
—Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Can any of these snacks actually prevent a hangover?
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangover
Verb
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The President and his allies have also repeatedly asserted in recent days that Democrats are threatening to shut down the government to secure public money for undocumented migrants, despite the claim being widely debunked.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Additional revelations hint of Kiri's evolving powers, the menacing Quaritch bonding with Varang to help defeat the Na'vi, a spectacular air/sea clash between the Ash People, the RDA, and the Na’vi, and Spider threatening to kill someone offscreen.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alongside using the corpses to create furniture for his house, Ed also began constructing a skin suit of a woman made from human remains of at least 15 women, per A&E.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ed Gein, who became infamous for crimes committed in rural Plainfield, Wisconsin, admitted to the killing of two women and stealing corpses from graves.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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For the kitchen, the Homberking 24-Piece Glass Food Storage Containers will keep leftovers in check, while the Barnyard Designs Kitchen Counter Canister Set safely stores sugar, coffee, and tea.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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The natural cellulose fiber is made from 100 percent agricultural residue, such as leftover stems of food crops.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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Planets will spiral into their stellar remnants or get ejected on timescales of 1025 years or so.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Overgrown with blackberries and ivy, the man spotted remnants of garlic from his father's garden.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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One of the most effective vehicles for accomplishing all of this is a charitable remainder annuity trust, known as a CRAT.—
Andre Pennington,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The prediction of an above-average remainder of the season is based on a combination of factors, including warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Seas, and an active West African Monsoon.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The flow rate is surprisingly fast, and the water always tastes clean, without any weird aftertaste.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just stir the powder into your morning coffee, matcha, or water with zero grit and no bitter aftertaste.—
Maggie Turner,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prioritize your rest and peace of mind by being as honest as possible.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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She was invited to join Unrivaled after her rookie season but elected for some rest after playing a full calendar year that started with her senior season in Iowa.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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This enables the whole brain system to return to a state of balance.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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And this inflatable water mat makes tummy time a blast, while helping little ones develop better balance and stronger core muscles.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hangover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangover. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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