HUNG (AT) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hung (at)

verb

variants also hanged (at)

Definition of hung (at)

past tense of hang (at)

as in haunted

to go to or spend time in often most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours

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When King wrote this text, he and so many other Black Americans were haunted by the legacy of slavery and living through Jim Crow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
The case, which wasn’t closed until 2008, haunted John and Revé, who harnessed their grief into action.

— Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

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The Athletic visited The Cardinal last week, and the build-out for the event — including grandstands and other infrastructure — had not yet begun, which would be highly unusual for a golf tournament less than a month out.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Decades after artists like Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau visited the town, in 1953, John Steinbeck wrote an ode to Positano for an 1953 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

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