as in swung
to place on an elevated point without support from below
sling a hammock between the trees
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as in threw
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 slung
Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
Brown said, noting that the officer slung his rifle around his back before grabbing and body-slamming the protester.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
His signature blue jacket was slung over his shoulder.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Someone who could walk up and over a picnic table for thirty minutes, wearing a twenty-pound pack, with a fifty-pound sandbag slung over his shoulder, would likely be able to help tote a rescue litter, even if, as once happened, the patient weighed four hundred pounds.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Lauren Witzke, a QAnon activist and former Republican Senate candidate in Delaware who attended Turning Point USA’s recent AmericaFest gathering, has repeatedly slung personal insults at Fine.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The next play, Stafford slung the ball out to Nacua, who scored on a screen pass to tie the game.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Thanks to its convertible strap, the bag can be worn across the body, slung over the shoulder, or as a clutch.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Many of us have cameras slung around our necks.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
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At busy intersections, like near Karmel Mall, where a diverse mix of residents walk and shop, community members can at times be seen posted up, warning whistles slung around their necks.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
Brown said, noting that the officer slung his rifle around his back before grabbing and body-slamming the protester.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
His signature blue jacket was slung over his shoulder.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Someone who could walk up and over a picnic table for thirty minutes, wearing a twenty-pound pack, with a fifty-pound sandbag slung over his shoulder, would likely be able to help tote a rescue litter, even if, as once happened, the patient weighed four hundred pounds.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Lauren Witzke, a QAnon activist and former Republican Senate candidate in Delaware who attended Turning Point USA’s recent AmericaFest gathering, has repeatedly slung personal insults at Fine.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The next play, Stafford slung the ball out to Nacua, who scored on a screen pass to tie the game.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Thanks to its convertible strap, the bag can be worn across the body, slung over the shoulder, or as a clutch.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Many of us have cameras slung around our necks.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slung. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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