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
Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
As a native Angeleno, I was always loathed visiting these poorly lit, claustrophobically hung galleries.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 14 June 2026
Busch wasn’t fooled when San Francisco Giants lefty reliever Erik Miller hung a 1-1 slider over the plate in the fifth inning.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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Adjective
Best for a smaller bathroom, this wall-hung fixture includes a drywall-safe cleat for installation and plenty of room for plumbing inside the cabinet.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
As a native Angeleno, I was always loathed visiting these poorly lit, claustrophobically hung galleries.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
The smallest country to ever appear in the tournament hung tight at 1-1 until the 38th minute.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Busch wasn’t fooled when San Francisco Giants lefty reliever Erik Miller hung a 1-1 slider over the plate in the fifth inning.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Verb
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The America that had always been present in my imagination, in which reality and symbolism converged, dangled the prospect of hope before my eyes, then slammed the door and left me out in the cold.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
2 Dec. 2025
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Nguyen tried to stop the carjacking, prosecutors said, and dangled from the open driver’s window as Washington sped in the van through the parking lot.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, Washington underestimated how much its influence depended on the wider relationship surrounding those transactions.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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An investor appears highly liquid during favorable markets, then suddenly discovers how much of that flexibility depended on conditions remaining cooperative.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Heads drooped and limbs felt sluggish on the sideline, Jones recounted, as the Broncos fell into a 19-0 deficit through three quarters against the Giants.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Her curls bounced as the incandescent bulbs from the bandstand roof drooped overhead.—
Dr. Peter F. Folan,
Boston Herald,
31 July 2025
Verb
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On medium settings with XeSS 3 upscaling active (but no frame generation), the frame-rate counter hovered in the high-50s for frames per second (fps), usually just under 60fps, while occasionally peeking over.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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Afternoon temperatures hovered in the 80s — including on Christmas Day, when many Orlandoans took to celebrating the holiday with picnics.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
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Even in energy markets, platforms are using DePIN principles to allow peer-to-peer energy trading, settling transactions almost instantly based on smart meter data.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Verb
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Many of those key races, including for governors of New Jersey and Virginia, swung blue amid voter discontent over inflation and cost of living.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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Revenue growth swung from negative-3 percent to plus-5 percent over three years, outpacing the S&P 500 and S&P Tech Index.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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