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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
Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The medical examiner later ruled Baena’s death as suicide by hanging.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Front-line and now finally chic-to-be-geek, developers are always in the spotlight (for good and bad reasons) and generally regarded to be the stars of the technology world in the neo-cloud era of AI where the promise of quantum hangs close to come.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Verb
His shadow hangs long over the whole club, and has done ever since he was dismissed in November 2019.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The medical examiner later ruled Baena’s death as suicide by hanging.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
The first weekend back from the All-Star intermission was a generally good hang.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Front-line and now finally chic-to-be-geek, developers are always in the spotlight (for good and bad reasons) and generally regarded to be the stars of the technology world in the neo-cloud era of AI where the promise of quantum hangs close to come.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
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Still no timetable on anything, but he’s been able to swing the bat and feel like there’s been some steady improvement day after day.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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With Orlando trailing by 2 points less than a minute into the fourth quarter at Spectrum Center following a disastrous third, Hornets guard LaMelo Ball looked to swing the ball to Nick Smith Jr. waiting in the corner.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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After all, any value change—positive or negative—can be good or bad, depending on what's happening in the industry, economy and financial markets.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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That’s either six or seven seasons away, depending on when during the start of his fourth decade Nacua (born May 29, 2001) decides to call it a career.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The latest setback for the EV automaker comes amid drooping stocks and backlash against Musk, who has become a controversial figure for his moves to slash the federal workforce under the Trump administration.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its nose appears to droop when out of the water, as seen in a Facebook photo shared by Fish in The News.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rain is possible next week, but chances are only hovering between 20% and 40% on Monday and Tuesday.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Arsenal’s wages had hovered around the £230million mark for years, increasing just £11.5m between 2018 and 2023.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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All are based on the Ingenieur SL reference 1832 created in 1976 by watchmaker, Gérald Genta, who redesigned the original Ingenieur with a sporty new stainless-steel case.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Computer vision is better described as a form of information management and prediction, as configurations of data with which probabilistic applications have been made, based on human instructions of varying degrees of clarity or specificity.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Since then, the population has grown steadily, except for a dip from September 2021 to December 2021.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Visit the captivating city of Reykjavik, chase the Northern Lights or go for a dip in the rejuvenating waters of the Blue Lagoon.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Guard Miles Kelly picked up the slack, putting up 23 points.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Long-term positions for senior scientists and lecturers can pick up the slack, and maintain institutional memory better than a transient workforce-in-training ever could.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
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That’s mentally just a crazy thing to be dangled in front of your face.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Photo : David Fitzgerald The striking staircase is topped by a dangling chandelier.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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