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
In theory, that second outer star shouldn’t still be hanging around.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
While millions of Floridians living in the path of the storm were heeding urgent evacuation orders, a few holdouts were still hanging around the wreckage of the low-lying mobile home park.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Catch up here: Rainwater and McCormick talk to reporters after the debate
Rainwater and McCormick hung around to chat with reporters in the spin room.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
When eating outside, keep food covered as much as possible and garbage cans inaccessible to discourage yellow jackets from hanging around.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
While millions of Floridians living in the path of the storm were heeding urgent evacuation orders, a few holdouts were still hanging around the wreckage of the low-lying mobile home park.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Catch up here: Rainwater and McCormick talk to reporters after the debate
Rainwater and McCormick hung around to chat with reporters in the spin room.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
When eating outside, keep food covered as much as possible and garbage cans inaccessible to discourage yellow jackets from hanging around.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
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Copied Share Eagles miss another kick Rohan Nadkarni Jake Elliott missed a 51-yard kick, and the score remains 7-0 Commanders.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Whether these sweeping changes will be enough to turn the tide remains a point of debate among experts.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mountain Vista vs. Fairview, TBA No. 7 Fairview beat No. 10 Chatfield, 42-15: Sophomore QB Ki Ellison threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Fairview (11-0) claimed its first playoff victory in five years to stay unbeaten on the season.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Microdosing a new trend to provide a very low dosage to take off the edge but to stay focused.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Just up the road, where open land meets the neighborhood’s northern periphery, Jason Swann was also packing up — and waiting.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Bosa wasn’t fined immediately, as the league waited until after the national election in which Trump defeated Kamala Harris.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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But a good friend convinced him to stick around the 250-acre farm in Daviess County because a cold front was in the forecast.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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College students who get career experience in their college town are more likely to stick around after graduation.Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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