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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
David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
More lights hang from the balconies of the buildings and encircle a towering Christmas tree at the entrance.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024
Though one of the franchise’s peak installments, the shadow of Walker's death before production ended hangs heavy here.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Verb
With 46 games played, the Bruins hang onto the second Wild Card spot by one point.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
More lights hang from the balconies of the buildings and encircle a towering Christmas tree at the entrance.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
This watch, which dates to 2001, is listed in fantastic conditions with only light signs of wear, and comes as a full kit, including the original hang tag.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024
Though one of the franchise’s peak installments, the shadow of Walker's death before production ended hangs heavy here.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
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However, after reading the groom-to-be's explanation on Reddit, many users have swung behind him in support.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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These aspects come with a price, too, as average tags swing from 850 euros for a shirt and around 1,300 euros for knitwear up to 4,200 euros for a double cashmere coat.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Tobolowsky depended on his wife to transport him to the studio on the day of the audition.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The rules are objective, but the results depend on other nations’ recognition.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The spacious dining room is decked out with Afghan artifacts like native drums and headpieces, and from the ceiling droop hundreds of colorful swatches that are meant to recall poppies.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Remove Droopy or Leggy Branches Look for branches on the jade plant that are starting to droop, a sign the branch is too weak to support itself and its leaves.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2025
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AccuWeather predicts snow will fall in Philadelphia during the Rams-Eagles game while Buffalo's evening temperatures will hover in the high teens.—
Jim Sergent,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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But our lives in Los Angeles are largely outside: This is a city that dines outdoors all year long, where winter temperatures hover in the 60s and surfers are in the water in January.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2025
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Back then, the first Bridget Jones film, based on the best-selling novel by Helen Fielding, was being shown in cinemas for the first time.—
Blanca de Almandoz,
Glamour,
30 Jan. 2025
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This is widely seen as a move to counter the cable network’s postelection ratings dip.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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Johnson’s predecessor Lori Lightfoot, who began her first full quarter in office with $1.8 million in her fund, only saw her quarterly hauls dip that low in 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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But one of the convicts used the slack security measures during rehearsals to plan a bank robbery, which ended up in the murder of two police officers, known as the infamous Malexander shootings of 1999.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hansi Flick's men went 1-0 down in under two minutes at the Estadio da Luz with Vangelis Pavlidis capitalising on slack defending.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Dad's tape measure proves a real winner, clocking up nine minutes of play time, as does the airplane cookie package, some tape and dangling twine and a large blue tape roll.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the time, one of the dangling titles to be released was BLKNWS, in conjunction with A24.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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