as in hanged
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
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Lowden is already positioning himself as a Cool Dad™, with a graphic tote slung over his shoulder and a newspaper tucked under his arm.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Ash reaches into the small crossbody bag slung over the back of her chair and pulls out three tiny notebooks and a package of pens.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But forgetting is foolproof if your water bottle is always slung around your neck.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Exactly, with a lot of the spiritual materialism that is slung around and filtered through skincare and things like that.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Like all Mercedes, Maybach and AMG electric vehicles, the batteries are slung down low, under the floor and between the two axles to lower the center of gravity and enhance vehicle balance.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
One outlandish 50-second video made by vlogger Yosaf Aryubi begins with an eerie scene of three people with bags over their heads, presumed to be held hostage by the men standing behind them, who are dressed like the Taliban with rifles slung over their shoulders.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
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Herbert ran to his right on the Kansas City 23-yard line and slung a sidearm pass to Johnston for his second touchdown of the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Lowden is already positioning himself as a Cool Dad™, with a graphic tote slung over his shoulder and a newspaper tucked under his arm.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Ash reaches into the small crossbody bag slung over the back of her chair and pulls out three tiny notebooks and a package of pens.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But forgetting is foolproof if your water bottle is always slung around your neck.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
Exactly, with a lot of the spiritual materialism that is slung around and filtered through skincare and things like that.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Like all Mercedes, Maybach and AMG electric vehicles, the batteries are slung down low, under the floor and between the two axles to lower the center of gravity and enhance vehicle balance.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
One outlandish 50-second video made by vlogger Yosaf Aryubi begins with an eerie scene of three people with bags over their heads, presumed to be held hostage by the men standing behind them, who are dressed like the Taliban with rifles slung over their shoulders.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slung. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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