HUNG (AROUND OR OUT) Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

hung (around or out)

verb

variants also hanged (around or out)

Definition of hung (around or out)

past tense of hang (around or out)

as in traveled

to come or be together as friends she still hangs around with her college roommate

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as in hacked (around)

to spend time doing nothing for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out

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In the past years, many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Argentina also ranks first for corners from the right that traveled to the near edge of the six-yard box with 10, six more than any other team.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of traveled

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Research into how space radiation can affect the central nervous system, including differences associated with males and females, shows why the people studied and the questions asked matter when designing future missions.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Analyses to date show that, in older adults, GLP-1 drugs are associated with fewer cardiovascular events and, in some studies, lower all-cause mortality.

— Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026

Definition of associated

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No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of kicked around

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Do resigned and admitted to stealing millions in discretionary funds meant to help seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead directing the money to a nonprofit connected to him, according to an LAist report.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
The Hightower family is closely connected with the worship of the Seven, the predominant faith of Westeros, and Ormund seems to be a model believer.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026

Definition of connected

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Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.

— Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of bummed

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Beth Bourne, one of the most prominent anti-transgender activists in California, is running for the Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
England went ahead of Argentina in the 55th minute of their semifinal, but Messi found another gear and set up both late goals to break England’s hearts and keep Argentina’s run alive.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

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