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
Louisville had led from the opening whistle, but Miami hung around, staying within six for much of the second half, buoyed by unusually accurate free throw shooting from a team that struggled at the line all season.
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Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
But not everyone hung around Gainesville.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The Nets — who had lost their previous six games and nine of their last 11 — hung around, thanks in part to a strong initial shift by Josh Minott.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s staying put is credited with being the reason most of SDSU’s top defenders hung around to turn around 2024’s 3-9 record to 2025’s 9-4 mark.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cardinal hung around early in the second half, but the comeback efforts were partly derailed by an 18-for-29 effort from the foul line.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
Knight ducked her head and smiled when the medal was hung around her neck, her face a mix of pride and exhaustion.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans up and down the ticket will pay the price of having an albatross like our corrupt Attorney General hung around their neck.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
But not everyone hung around Gainesville.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The Nets — who had lost their previous six games and nine of their last 11 — hung around, thanks in part to a strong initial shift by Josh Minott.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s staying put is credited with being the reason most of SDSU’s top defenders hung around to turn around 2024’s 3-9 record to 2025’s 9-4 mark.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cardinal hung around early in the second half, but the comeback efforts were partly derailed by an 18-for-29 effort from the foul line.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
Knight ducked her head and smiled when the medal was hung around her neck, her face a mix of pride and exhaustion.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans up and down the ticket will pay the price of having an albatross like our corrupt Attorney General hung around their neck.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around
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The move follows a surge in oil to above $100 a barrel as more major Middle East producers curbed production and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed.—
Priscila Azevedo Rocha,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kosher News manager Tito Estrada has remained a consistent warm presence at the newsstand for 20 years.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Katharine stayed down in the valley.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Havana has given regular updates on the incident, but the United States has not verified Cuba’s version and stayed largely quiet.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dallas County Democrats are outraged after hundreds of people who waited hours to cast their ballots may have their votes rejected.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Pro soccer fans in the Treasure Valley waited a long time to have their own team to cheer.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bentley, who lives in Oak Cliff, stopped by for a post-screening Q&A at one of two showings and stuck around to introduce the film before the other.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Because of the cold, snow from the major winter storm in January also stuck around on the ground longer than normal.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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