as in bowing
bending downward or forward
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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as in slung
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 slumped
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 hovered
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 based
to find a basis
that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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Recent Examples of hung
Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
In many prisons, men sleep jaw-to-jaw in closely hung hammocks.
—Jennifer Peirce, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2016
Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
On the wall at the rally hung a large banner with a photo of a smiling al-Assad, his hand waving to the crowd.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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Federal elections are currently scheduled for October 2025, but Trudeau’s Liberals lead a minority government in a hung Parliament, and opposition parties could join forces to compel an early vote at any time.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
In many prisons, men sleep jaw-to-jaw in closely hung hammocks.
—Jennifer Peirce, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2016
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In 2017, an Amnesty International report claimed as many as 13,000 people had been hanged from 2011 to 2015 at Saydnaya Prison.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
On the wall at the rally hung a large banner with a photo of a smiling al-Assad, his hand waving to the crowd.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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Gomez trained like his next meal depended on it.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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That’s bound to have an impact on the development of young drivers, who have traditionally depended on short tracks to learn their craft the same way baseball players rely on the minor leagues.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday.Brian Evans,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Tent poles, for instance, are made from trees that have been naturally felled by elephants, and the whole camp runs on solar power.Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
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Safe syringe programs were floated in the legislature, and a $600,000 investment was made in recovery homes overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Rising first floated the idea of an MLS expansion back in 2017 when the team played at a temporary stadium on the Salt River-Pima Indian Community, near the intersection of Loops 202 and 101.Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Georgia’s defense is predicated on stopping the run and taking its chances against the pass.The Athletic College Football Staff, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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To anyone who can’t or won’t eat anything predicated on the existence of a cow, risotto should surely be off limits.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024
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Leading stars such as Colman Domingo, Cillian Murphy, and Sterling K. Brown found interesting ways to update the classic tuxedo—whether by adding brooches, a glitzy shoe, or in Murphy's case, a chic little bowed necktie.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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North Carolina At the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, a Christmas tree stands over 35 feet tall in the estate’s Banquet Hall, draped with thousands of twinkling lights, intricate ornaments, and luxurious ribbons.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Packers never announced an injury for him and the ESPN broadcast said Jacobs was fine to go back in but was being rested.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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There is an opportunity for redemption, though, in this second meeting against Dan Lanning’s Ducks, who are well rested and boast an impressive quarterback in Heisman finalist Dillon Gabriel.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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