HUNG AROUND Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hung around

verb

past tense of hang around

as in remained

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him

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Recent Examples of hung around Hartford has battled injuries to many of its key players but treaded water at 5-9-5 (W-D-L) and hung around the playoff line. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026 But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly. — Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 These curious but cautious forest mammals showed up every night at Secret Spring and often seemed to pose for pictures as the remote camera continued taking images as long these furry visitors hung around. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 And the early foul trouble in Game 2 created shades of Games 2 and 3 against the Hawks, where Atlanta hung around just long enough to pull away with one-point victories to take a 2-1 series lead before the Knicks outscored them by nearly 100 points over their final three games. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026 After one training session, Mura and five or six of his U20 teammates hung around and volunteered to line up as a wall for Messi, who was practicing free kicks. — Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Hassan Campbell, who had hung around Zulu Nation, and had seen Bambaataa as a father figure, followed with his own allegations, as did others. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Turner recommends reflective tape or holographic deterrents hung around garden perimeters. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026

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Qantas said demand for international travel remained strong, with both Qantas and its low-cost carrier Jetstar increasing capacity and unit revenue, although higher fuel costs weighed on international earnings.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The style remained wildly popular into the 1930s and early 1940s, ultimately becoming a wardrobe staple.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

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Even if El Niño’s temperature swings stayed exactly the same magnitude, its floods and droughts would still get worse in a warmer world because the hotter atmosphere holds more water vapor.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Another favorite is the Gritti Palace, where everyone from Brad Pitt to Elizabeth Taylor has stayed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026