overhanging 1 of 2

present participle of overhang
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as in threatening
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years

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overhanging

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adjective

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Recent Examples of overhanging
Adjective
Terraces filled with lush greenery and overhanging plantings evoke a sense of living within the landscape, almost like treehouses in the sky. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025 In the rate case, AES proposed relying on a new, more expensive type of trimming that removes overhanging branches and undergrowth below power lines, which is more reliable, said Cody Flint, AES's vegetation management manager. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025 Icons with overhanging bits (the tabs in Contacts, the bookmark in Dictionary) or with external objects superimposed on them (the little magnifying glass for Preview, the disk with a stethoscope for Disk Utility, the caliper thing for System Information) have been changed more extensively. ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 Fold overhanging bacon tightly over top. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025 What about those snakes and spiders and overhanging branches? Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025 Overgrown weeds, overhanging branches, litter, loud noises — all of these annoyances might come from your Milwaukee neighbor, but not every complaint should go to the same place. Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 According to reports from China, CATL failed to extend a mining permit which expired last week, sparking speculation that a massive surplus of lithium overhanging the market could soon start to fall with a future shortage and higher prices possible. Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Who pays to cut overhanging branches in Arizona? Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhanging
Verb
  • Deputy Thomas Zajac, first on the scene, found Heskett kneeling in the grass near the park’s Old Mill Trail, grasping a pocketknife protruding from his abdomen.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Keta’s long layers fell on the sides of her face, while the back was noticeably teased and twisted with spiky pieces protruding out.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Through the Department of Government Efficiency and other efforts, his administration has worked to reduce the federal workforce, and last week began threatening that a shutdown could be used as a mechanism for firing more workers.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The decision comes one day after the ACLU of North Carolina penned a letter to UNC threatening legal action if Dixon was not reinstated, pointing to allegations of Dixon's Constitutional rights being violated by the university.
    Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With dipping enrollment, lower-than-desired daily class attendance and growing overhead costs, West Contra Costa Unified School District leadership has regularly noted that struggling finances have forced officials to make challenging cuts to prevent a county or state takeover.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first meetup drew dozens of participants poking at pudding cups together.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Temperatures are expected to be 20-25 degrees above normal, reaching into the upper 80s and 90s.
    Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Gavin Williams Skubal took the upper-hand in Game 1.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Overhanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhanging. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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