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
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Check out this live clip from 1990 – few guitarists could look and sound this cool with their guitar slung so high, and with a dodgy-looking strap casually hooked over their right shoulder.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
The newspapers of that era also included lively and even abusive rhetoric slung at political opponents.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
In April the army slung a succession of drones on the city of Nyala in the state of South Darfur, the seat of power of the RSF’s parallel government.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Meanwhile at Gucci’s coed show, Demna offered up painted on black trousers, slung low on the hips with unbuttoned shirts.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
There have also been 1,888 golf balls slung into the water down those three holes specifically over that span.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Single chains which had been slung across the entrances at night, and were easily stepped over, were replaced with the movable barriers.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Paramedics slung straps under her arms and lifted her out with a crane during the rescue mission, CBC News reported.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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Imagine being the only woman down at the Piggly Wiggly without a genuine Chomps-brand rotisserie chicken purse slung over your arm.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Check out this live clip from 1990 – few guitarists could look and sound this cool with their guitar slung so high, and with a dodgy-looking strap casually hooked over their right shoulder.
—New Atlas, 30 May 2026
The newspapers of that era also included lively and even abusive rhetoric slung at political opponents.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
In April the army slung a succession of drones on the city of Nyala in the state of South Darfur, the seat of power of the RSF’s parallel government.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Meanwhile at Gucci’s coed show, Demna offered up painted on black trousers, slung low on the hips with unbuttoned shirts.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
There have also been 1,888 golf balls slung into the water down those three holes specifically over that span.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Single chains which had been slung across the entrances at night, and were easily stepped over, were replaced with the movable barriers.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Paramedics slung straps under her arms and lifted her out with a crane during the rescue mission, CBC News reported.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slung
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Rice swung at the first pitch from left-hander Noah Cameron, a four-seam fastball, to hit a triple that took an awkward bounce off the left field wall and scattered away from Royals left fielder Isaac Collins past the foul line.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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The company has also swung its strategy widely, from an embrace of low-carbon business lines to a hard pivot back to oil and gas.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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With one out, Sheehan hung a slider to Arenado, who put the Diamondbacks up with a solo blast.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Hokusai is known for its bright rays of debris that stretch thousands of kilometers across the planet, created when material blasted from beneath Mercury's surface was hurled outward during the impact.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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The girl hurled the ball all the way down the hallway, and Hadley bounded happily to retrieve and gently return it.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Jesper Wallstedt Minnesota has reportedly dangled Jesper Wallstedt in trade conversations, but with Filip Gustavsson coming off hip surgery, that might cool some of that talk.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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In a memorable scene, a character is dangled from one of the property's outdoor balconies.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Young also tossed a deep ball to him in 11-on-11 work early in practice, but that was broken up by cornerback Jaycee Horn.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Bush dinners can also be arranged, set up under the branches of a tree, its branches strung with lanterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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These cores were strung with wire by a single worker and formed a neat grid of power and memory.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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The impact then flung the Pilot west, and the front of the car crashed with the back of Quinones Lewis’s Ford Fiesta, according to the affidavit.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The theater was also immediately gutted, the audience chairs yanked out and flung into a pile in the middle of the studio.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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“Slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slung. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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