1
as in travels
to come or be together as friends
she still hangs around with her college roommate
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2
as in hacks (around)
to spend time doing nothing
for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangs (around or out)
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His Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour launches December 5 in Costa Rica and travels through Mexico, Spain, and England before concluding in Italy on July 17-18.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Anderson’s camera travels through the warren of living spaces, richly layered with the objects of family life.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2025
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The insurance company may then delay or deny the request, which kicks back the paperwork to the doctor’s office and starts the entire process all over again.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Foundation has yet to fulfill its pledge to create a $470 million reserve fund meant to shield taxpayers if the Obama Presidential Center runs into trouble, according to recent tax filings, which show millions instead going to the Tides Foundation.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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The four-story 9,975-square-foot Funnel complex runs $350,000 per week—about the same as chartering a 160-foot private yacht.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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The film follows Costner as a Civil War soldier who bonds with a Sioux tribe and adapts to their way of life.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Andor soon bonds with Klára, but later becomes infatuated with his late father, a ticket salesman with connections to the entertainment industry (escapism is a recurring motif) and an observant Jew, whose faith becomes of great interest to the boy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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What Alejandro does, though, is mine that thread that connects all of these places — over their history and through its people — for what amounts to a pan-Caribbean artistic expression.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wyandotte Street, which connects to 31st Street to the south, is slightly flatter.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Professor Watchlist has been denounced by faculty associations as a blacklist that chills academic freedom.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hangs (around or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs%20%28around%20or%20out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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