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
Use Sticky Traps Sheets or strips of sticky paper hung around your plants will trap any insects that come to visit.
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Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 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
Holiday’s squad hung around during a rock-fight second quarter that featured 17 total fouls and 12 turnovers, but Boston reestablished control with a 14-4 run that stretched into the second half.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The Whip-Purs hung around, though, before Braden made some big plays to stem the tide.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
For those who hung around long enough to hear it, the middle of Testing exhibits an A$AP Rocky who is no longer content to be just one instrument among many.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
Brooklyn hung around early, with Day’Ron Sharpe’s interior work briefly cutting the deficit to four, but the Rockets answered every push.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Heat still hung around, though, competing with the Nuggets in a second quarter that included six lead changes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Anyone who buys groceries knows that higher prices have hung around just like that last guest who won't go home after a party.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The big revenue generators — like eliminating the death tax and selling federal land — have hung around town for a while.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Holiday’s squad hung around during a rock-fight second quarter that featured 17 total fouls and 12 turnovers, but Boston reestablished control with a 14-4 run that stretched into the second half.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The Whip-Purs hung around, though, before Braden made some big plays to stem the tide.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
For those who hung around long enough to hear it, the middle of Testing exhibits an A$AP Rocky who is no longer content to be just one instrument among many.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
Brooklyn hung around early, with Day’Ron Sharpe’s interior work briefly cutting the deficit to four, but the Rockets answered every push.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Heat still hung around, though, competing with the Nuggets in a second quarter that included six lead changes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Anyone who buys groceries knows that higher prices have hung around just like that last guest who won't go home after a party.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around
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Colin Gray has remained behind bars since his arrest a day after the shooting.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Several lanes of the highway remained closed Saturday afternoon while authorities cleared the scene.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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These microbes stayed consistent.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bessette Kennedy began her professional career working for the venerable American designer and stayed at the fashion house until 1996.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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Qasem Awad has waited for more than a year for his son’s killer to be brought to justice.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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After Harvey, communities waited years for recovery funds while the feds flagged problems with how Texas managed the money.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Krupa said it’s presumed that Celia Grayson ultimately made it to freedom in Canada, but Eliza stuck around in Chicago to work as a housekeeper.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Iger, of course, stuck around as executive chairman, taking a hands-on role with the company’s creative output.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Hung around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20around. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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