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 slung
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 slumped
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
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
However, Boreman and Remmert agreed that people shouldn’t get too hung up on the numbers.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 July 2025
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The birds, sourced from Jurgielewicz Farms, an Amish producer in Pennsylvania that raises Peking ducks exclusively, are hung to dry overnight.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Cease got right back to being nasty, setting down the next four batters before his first pitch to Eugenio Suarez, a slider hung belt-high on the outer portion of the plate, was hit high and landed just beyond the left field wall.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
However, Boreman and Remmert agreed that people shouldn’t get too hung up on the numbers.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 July 2025
Verb
Cut to a clearly hung over Doyle waking up on a couch amid a sea of empty bottles.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
The birds, sourced from Jurgielewicz Farms, an Amish producer in Pennsylvania that raises Peking ducks exclusively, are hung to dry overnight.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Tweed skirt suits, once the uniform of maturing high society ladies, were lighter in weight and softer in shape — the skirts, many with pockets — slung low on the hip.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Caleb, beside her, had an empty backpack from Skywalker Ranch slung over his shoulder.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The authors described how, in a hybrid world, newer employees in particular struggle to learn by observation or build relationships—key aspects of professional growth that depended on physical proximity.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over time, wearers depended less on these cues as their natural control improved.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Just over 10 laps later, that gap extended to five seconds when Verstappen locked up, and the lead hovered around six seconds with 10 laps to go.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Whether that proves to be a reset for Taylor or a different sort of false start than the ones that have hovered over him remains to be seen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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The weapons of the Hwasong-11 series are short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) based on Russia’s Iskander missiles, which have seen extensive use in Moscow’s devastating strikes across Ukraine.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Verb
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This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Numerous ideas have been floated for the corner lot where Hotel Marysville once towered over the downtown of its namesake.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The summer before she was elected, Marin had floated the idea of a thirty-two-hour workweek.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The impending sense of doom isn't completely predicated on the Ravens' 1-3 start to the season.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Reds’ playoff hopes were predicated on the strength of their starting pitching — that didn’t include Littell, who will be on the bump for an elimination game.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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