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
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.
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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
But not everyone hung around Gainesville.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 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
Johnson’s staying put is credited with being the reason most of SDSU’s top defenders hung around to turn around 2024’s 3-9 record to 2025’s 9-4 mark.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cardinal hung around early in the second half, but the comeback efforts were partly derailed by an 18-for-29 effort from the foul line.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
Knight ducked her head and smiled when the medal was hung around her neck, her face a mix of pride and exhaustion.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans up and down the ticket will pay the price of having an albatross like our corrupt Attorney General hung around their neck.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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
But not everyone hung around Gainesville.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 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
Johnson’s staying put is credited with being the reason most of SDSU’s top defenders hung around to turn around 2024’s 3-9 record to 2025’s 9-4 mark.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cardinal hung around early in the second half, but the comeback efforts were partly derailed by an 18-for-29 effort from the foul line.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
Knight ducked her head and smiled when the medal was hung around her neck, her face a mix of pride and exhaustion.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Republicans up and down the ticket will pay the price of having an albatross like our corrupt Attorney General hung around their neck.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around
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The Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, operated by its regional partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal, based on a preliminary passenger list that remained subject to confirmation.—
Gursimran Mehar,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Inventory levels remained stunningly low across Hartford County and most of Connecticut in February with little over a month’s supply of single-family houses for sale, according to the latest housing report from SmartMLS, the statewide multiple listing service.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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The number of homicide cases in Baltimore County has stayed mostly consistent over the past three years, according to data from the police department.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Platypuses, which stayed aquatic, may have retained them.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Carrying his skimboard, which is like a cross between a boogie board and a surfboard, the University of South Florida freshman waited for the right moment to run into the waves, try some tricks and fall in the freezing water.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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In 2013, former President Barack Obama waited nearly two months after delivering his State of the Union before formally submitting his fiscal 2014 request.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bentley, who lives in Oak Cliff, stopped by for a post-screening Q&A at one of two showings and stuck around to introduce the film before the other.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Because of the cold, snow from the major winter storm in January also stuck around on the ground longer than normal.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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