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also hanged (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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The additions represented a welcome counterpoint to what occurred during much of 2025, when job losses consistently haunted the Bay Area.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Visits to one aunt’s haunted Rhode Island Victorian only deepened her appreciation for the era and her respect for the spectral.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though those locations have since closed, the remaining restaurants continue to be frequented by Korean celebrities and K-pop stars.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The dirt paths here are frequented by birders and, at certain times of year, wildflower seekers.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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For the next two weeks, Rebin visited morgues, cemeteries, police stations, prisons, and forensic offices in Tehran and its neighboring districts.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Program brings free eye exams to kids In February, Miami Lighthouse’s Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program mobile optometry clinic visited Cristo Rey Miami High School in North Miami.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Hung (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28at%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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