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as in obsessed
having extreme or relentless concern
parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
so hung up about having his tax returns audited that he can't sleep
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Recent Examples of hung up
At the same time, Oliver is at the Caccimelio’s dry cleaning business after hours and discovers Nicky’s dead body hung up with all the clothing.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Caroline Ouko hung up and hurried over to get him on March 3, but soon noticed about 12 police officers arrayed across her front yard in the Richmond suburbs with stun guns drawn.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2023
But if your workspace floor is bumpy like a driveway, littered with air hoses, or covered by a textured floor covering, consider a creeper with larger wheels that can traverse the ground without getting hung up.
—Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2023
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Caroline Ouko hung up and hurried over to get him on March 3, but soon noticed about 12 police officers arrayed across her front yard in the Richmond suburbs with stun guns drawn.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2023
But if your workspace floor is bumpy like a driveway, littered with air hoses, or covered by a textured floor covering, consider a creeper with larger wheels that can traverse the ground without getting hung up.
—Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung up
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We’re all obsessed with the Make Beauty Skin Mimetic Concealer.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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His character becomes obsessed with solving the crime.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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The man, a legal researcher who lives legally in the United States, is worried he might be targeted by the federal government for speaking freely.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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As the day progressed though, Marsh became worried again.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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George Springer has every right to be upset about the call that went against him in the game Tuesday night for his Toronto Blue Jays against the Boston Red Sox.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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All parts of this plant contains saponins, which can cause salivation, vomiting and GI upset.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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But there will be a lot of nervous folks in New England hoping Bregman's stay in Boston extends past the one-year mark.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Others were forced into the car, nervous at the prospect of 48 phone-free hours filled with talk about feelings.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Right now, CEOs are both bullish and anxious.—
Mike Hoffman,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, thematically and stylistically this is of a piece with its predecessors’ interest in dysfunctional families, troubled teens and tweens (once again directed with skill by Omerzu), and unexpected narrative diversions and surprises.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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But while they’re known for their humor, Martin is hoping to induce a different feeling in viewers with Wayward, a new Netflix thriller that deals with the troubled teen industry, set to debut September 25.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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Both were a byword, too, for male beauty, fully alive to the almost laughable impact of their handsomeness, yet ill at ease, now and then, with their perches on the pedestal.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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Maurice, who had a troubled childhood marked by illness and emotional neglect, was negative and socially ill at ease.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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All that should have spelled relief to H-1B workers and their corporate sponsors, but Xiao Wang, chief executive of the immigration services firm Boundless Immigration, said the lack of detail left many unanswered questions – and his clients uneasy.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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If uneasy, history may provide equal insights with economics.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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