as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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Recent Examples of hang around
Claire eventually shows up to the party and chooses to hang around William, chastising him for not dancing with a sweet young lady who was totally flirting with him.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
After the game, ESPN reported that team president and CEO Kevin Warren hung around the locker room longer than normal.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
But thanks largely to 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick Bryce Young’s best game of the season, Carolina hung around, tying the game at 27-27 in the fourth quarter when Chuba Hubbard rumbled in one yard for a TD.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
When a sports team loses, its fans don’t hang around for the postgame show.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
After the game, ESPN reported that team president and CEO Kevin Warren hung around the locker room longer than normal.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
But thanks largely to 2023 No. 1 overall draft pick Bryce Young’s best game of the season, Carolina hung around, tying the game at 27-27 in the fourth quarter when Chuba Hubbard rumbled in one yard for a TD.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
When a sports team loses, its fans don’t hang around for the postgame show.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
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The Hilltop section of Columbus remains overrun by fentanyl.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cold weather overflow shelters remain open Cold weather overflow shelters will remain open through 10 a.m. Sunday as Middle Tennessee prepares to sink back into a deep freeze over the weekend.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Housing prices will stay high too, as mortgage rates stay elevated compared to 2021 levels.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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There’s also the idea that Reeves wants his Batman to stay grounded, and switching him over to the DCU would throw all that out the window.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Viktoriya Gonzales was among the parents who waited anxiously near the school for hours to be reunited with their children.Annie Correal, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The suspects sat in prison for three years waiting for their trial in Yolo County Superior Court.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cases tend to linger for up to four to six weeks, with that chest-y cough being the thing that sticks around longest.Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
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Saleh pitched alternate solutions, including one in which LaFleur would stick around but in a reduced role, working alongside Todd Downing and Keith Carter.Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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