hangs (around or out)

verb

Definition of hangs (around or out)next
present tense third-person singular of hang (around or out)
1
as in travels
to come or be together as friends she still hangs around with her college roommate

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2
as in hacks (around)
to spend time doing nothing for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangs (around or out)
  1. runs
  2. connects
  3. joins
  4. rests
Verb
  • Eligibility for the 2025 Grammys runs from September 16, 2023, through August 30, 2024.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In practice, a timing study of an operation that runs 24/7 might only involve 15 minutes of direct observation where the subject knows they are being watched.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of runs
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  • Social media is a bridge that connects me with my patients, humanizing medicine in a way that just wasn’t possible before.
    Nisha Bunke, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This strategically significant waterway connects crude oil producers in the Middle East with major global markets.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of connects
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  • This new Lizzy joins the long history of Pride and Prejudice’s story and characters being adapted into other formats.
    Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Loyd was incrementally better for Frisco, and joins them for the rest of the season.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of joins
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  • In another shot, Barnes and Sims, 45, kiss as Austin rests in his mother's arms.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Wake Robin rests beside the merging Sonoma and Graham creeks and was transformed into a lodge during the 1890s by Joshua Chauvet.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of rests
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“Hangs (around or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs%20%28around%20or%20out%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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