as in swinging
to place on an elevated point without support from below
sling a hammock between the trees
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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
slinging stones at the fence post
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Recent Examples of slinging
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Plus, the locals love taco-slinging Cosmica for Cal-Mex brunch and colorful cocktails, plus World Cup watch parties on the spacious patio.
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Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
From twisting a bright pink kerchief into a one-shoulder top to slinging another across her hips to create a slit up-to-there skirt, Li found pleasure in the trial-and-error process.
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Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Our friends at DawgNation recently pulled the stats on Sanford Stadium alcohol sales in 2025, the school’s second season of slinging suds and hard seltzer.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
Beyond the buzzy openings and the hottest reservations in town, the Queen City is stacked with neighborhood gems, secret speakeasies, hole-in-the-wall taquerias and even a gas station deli that’s been quietly slinging Southern classics for nearly four decades.
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Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
Ask anyone about this craft, and Tom Cruise slinging liquor in an aloha shirt is probably what comes to mind, Husted says.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Cage plays 1930s private investigator Ben Reilly who is also a web-slinging superhero.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Shows end and fame fades, but the beef stands will stay slinging.
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Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Verb
But a $40/hr wage means adults crowding out teens and nary a school-age summer server slinging soda at SoFi.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Plus, the locals love taco-slinging Cosmica for Cal-Mex brunch and colorful cocktails, plus World Cup watch parties on the spacious patio.
—
Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
From twisting a bright pink kerchief into a one-shoulder top to slinging another across her hips to create a slit up-to-there skirt, Li found pleasure in the trial-and-error process.
—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Our friends at DawgNation recently pulled the stats on Sanford Stadium alcohol sales in 2025, the school’s second season of slinging suds and hard seltzer.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
Beyond the buzzy openings and the hottest reservations in town, the Queen City is stacked with neighborhood gems, secret speakeasies, hole-in-the-wall taquerias and even a gas station deli that’s been quietly slinging Southern classics for nearly four decades.
—
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
Ask anyone about this craft, and Tom Cruise slinging liquor in an aloha shirt is probably what comes to mind, Husted says.
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Cage plays 1930s private investigator Ben Reilly who is also a web-slinging superhero.
—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Shows end and fame fades, but the beef stands will stay slinging.
—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slinging
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Dodging rockfall that would’ve cracked my low-hanging differential.
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In another, a Midwestern college town is hanging flags and learning chants for a country most of its residents had never thought much about before June.
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The bear was completely oblivious to this crowd of people screaming and throwing things at it.
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There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
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Dive coasters feature a brief stop at the top of the lift hill that leaves riders dangling over a vertical drop for a few seconds before the brakes are released.
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In revisiting that story here, Stanton taps into fresh reserves of emotion and also invests the simple, familiar image of a tire swing dangling from a tree with a vast totemic significance.
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At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another.
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Jets and winds from black holes are textbook physics, and scientists have observed many supermassive black holes hurling them into space.
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Applying frosting is one of the few things that cannot be said to be a subset of Haaland’s métier; after tossing his balky piping bag aside in frustration, the Norseman issued an expletive that was deemed bleep-worthy by Fox’s Standards & Practices crew.
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Given the vast number of teens who are nowadays encountering mental health issues, tossing specialized labor at the matter is simply not realistic.
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
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My summer version of Jay Gatsby flinging his silk shirts over a balcony is filling a room with dainty cotton blouses and dresses in sweet floral motifs.
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“Slinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slinging. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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