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
Turner recommends reflective tape or holographic deterrents hung around garden perimeters.
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
Mainly behind Harper and Scheierman, Boston’s reserves hung around early, falling behind by double digits midway into the second quarter and then rallying behind a 3-point shooting barrage (9 of 16) in the third quarter to outscore the Magic 42-20 in the period and open a 94-81 lead.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Led by their unbeatable freshman goalie, the Pioneers hung around.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The finishing touch was a delicate silver chain that hung around her waist with a dainty charm on one side.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Dyson is trying something new with its first-ever portable fan, designed to be held by hand, placed on a desk, or hung around your neck.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Many people in the past have hung around Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion and one couple was accused of attempting to break in and steal from his New Mexico property, Zorro Ranch.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
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.
—Miami Herald, 8 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
Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
Mainly behind Harper and Scheierman, Boston’s reserves hung around early, falling behind by double digits midway into the second quarter and then rallying behind a 3-point shooting barrage (9 of 16) in the third quarter to outscore the Magic 42-20 in the period and open a 94-81 lead.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Led by their unbeatable freshman goalie, the Pioneers hung around.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The finishing touch was a delicate silver chain that hung around her waist with a dainty charm on one side.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Dyson is trying something new with its first-ever portable fan, designed to be held by hand, placed on a desk, or hung around your neck.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Many people in the past have hung around Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion and one couple was accused of attempting to break in and steal from his New Mexico property, Zorro Ranch.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
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.
—Miami Herald, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around
Verb
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King has been working ever since then to bring a Michael Jackson film to theatres, and now only technicalities remained.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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O’Hoppe was hit in the throat by a foul ball off the dirt and immediately called for the training staff but remained in the game after a short delay.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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More Broncos options Clark’s an older player and stayed at TCU for the duration of his six-year college career.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Thunder rested and waited.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Relatives and friends of prisoners waited outside the main gate at Insein Prison, in the northern outskirts of Yangon, since morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The next inning, Miller and Stewart gave everyone who stuck around until the end their money’s worth.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Gray had played parts of three seasons in the majors but had just 122 at-bats to his name and hadn’t stuck around in the big leagues for a sustained period of time.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Hung around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20around. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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