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Definition of slung

past tense of sling

as in swung

to place on an elevated point without support from below sling a hammock between the trees

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past tense of sling

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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As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 Luke Shaw broke into open space down the left just past the half-hour mark and slung in a cross intended for his striker, but Zirkzee was several steps behind the penalty spot when the ball was delivered, unable to attack it when he was needed most. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Noe returned to the wharf and slung the dead rat across the water. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026 The comfortable straps can be held in your hands, or slung over your shoulder. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 Cam slung his golf bag over one shoulder and climbed onto his bike. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 Try it with casual flip-flops and a knit slung around the waist for off-duty cool; with jelly sandals and a denim jacket for an irreverent twist; or with suede flats and a crisp shirt for understated elegance. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 July 2026 The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

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Now, the pendulum has swung considerably in the opposite direction.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of swung

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Chase Meidroth stepped on the bag and threw to first for what was momentarily ruled a double play in the top of the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Houston Astros.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Keith threw a heinous retaliatory elbow that concussed Sedin and from which his shooting percentage never recovered.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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Juliana, who was 16 years old and Black, was found May 8 hanged from a tree near a predominately Black church in north Charlotte after going missing for several days.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Every Olympics faces questions in the run-up, and some of these same concerns hung over the World Cup too.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of hung

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Truelove, who has a criminal history as well as mental health issues, instead approached Melvin and hurled a racial slur at the co-host before he was detained.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of hurled

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Both administrations dangled a nuclear cooperation agreement as a key incentive to Saudi Arabia in return for normalizing ties with Israel.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of dangled

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Similarly, the composer used a lyre to create the sound of a bow being strung — a key motif for Odysseus, who is a master archer.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Most rural power lines consist of bare, uninsulated aluminum wires strung across thousands of miles of wooden poles, often through rugged forests.

— Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

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