hung (over)

variants also hanged (over)
past tense of hang (over)
as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in

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  • Kimmel was benched for three nights by ABC after Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened to punish the network over comments the host made in a monologue.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Since then, dozens of tariffs have been threatened, implemented, delayed and changed, ushering in an environment of economic uncertainty for business owners who are unsure of what to expect next.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • The diplomatic declarations do nothing to help Palestinians in Gaza or those menaced by Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Fragmentation menaced the web from the outset.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Hung (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28over%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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