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as in to swing
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in dip
a downward slope
proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang
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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
there's too much hang in the bunting on the parade float—nothing should be touching the ground
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Recent Examples of hang
John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Obama's portrait is now hung across the Grand Foyer, where George W. Bush's had been hanging.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The first weekend back from the All-Star intermission was a generally good hang.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Bonhoeffer was hanged by the Nazis in the Flossenburg concentration camp on April 9, 1945.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Obama's portrait is now hung across the Grand Foyer, where George W. Bush's had been hanging.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
Jonah Ray, Emily V. Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani had a hang sesh on CBS’s dime, and I was entertained.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The first weekend back from the All-Star intermission was a generally good hang.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
Verb
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The second player swings the ball across the top of the key to the second side.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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The former mayor of Salzburg gave the project the go-head in 2024, but now a governmental skirmish has begun after the mayoral office swung from the political right to the left after an election.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yes, that may sound like a hefty recurring expense, as, depending on the materials and size of the mattress, a good one can cost you thousands of dollars.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Blindness may or may not be reversible depending on the cause.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
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Add drooping flowers Flowers are a delicate base to any wall.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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Preventing Transplant Shock Even with the proper care and gentlest handling, plants may droop or wilt after transplanting, but following these tips can minimize the effects of transplant shock and help indoor and outdoor plants bounce back faster.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Apr. 2025
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The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The multi-award-winning Peaky Blinders television series, based on the Birmingham street gang which operated from the 1880s until the 1920s, was created and written by Steven Knight and has been sold into more than 183 countries including internationally on Netflix.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sayed says the government plans to remove him from the U.S. based on an ICE detainer.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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The honey mustard sauce works well as both a sauce for the chicken and a dip for the fries.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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And if the United States pulled away from Europe, a more militarily capable Germany would be better positioned to pick up the slack.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Schwarber has been a monster, Zack Wheeler has been as good as ever, Edmundo Sosa has been awesome off the bench and the bullpen has picked up the slack for struggling closer Jordan Romano.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even if Google can maintain the status quo for the foreseeable future, the company could be headed into Google I/O in late May with a sword of Damocles dangling over its metaphorical head.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the staircase dangled from the ceiling.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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