hang (around or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (around or out)
Verb
  • Yet, as so often happens in the sport, Estrada did not travel a straight line to big-league prosperity.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The other travels out of Florida twice a year with her U.S.-born child who has a disability.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In traditional Eastern Medicine, cupping therapy is closely associated with acupuncture.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Quina tools in Europe are specifically associated with Neanderthals—but Neanderthal remains have never been uncovered in East Asia.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • His parents, who tell THR their son is taking the abrupt introduction to fame in stride, perch nearby, ready to run him home after the shoot.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Regardless of whether it is run by M+ or the HKMOA, transparency is important to both the art community and taxpayers.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In his view, this can offer a better way to increase buy-in and engagement, and can be more rewarding as well for leaders who can connect to employees but still maintain boundaries.
    Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In season 3, spa manager Belinda Lindsey (Natasha Rothwell) kicks back with a copy of Thomas Erikson’s Surrounded by Narcissists.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Gibbons stopped, stalking the stage while cupping both ears, eating up the applause before kicking back in to close the iconic ZZ Top cut.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • And while Goofy is looking to bond with his son after Max gets into trouble at school, the latter just wants to get to Los Angeles to see his favorite rock star in concert to impress his school crush, Roxanne.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • After Brosnahan took home her Emmy statuette in 2018, Malek eventually approached her at a New York City music festival to bond over their good fortune involving Sherman-Palladino.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The characters in the show memorably go to the airport to find someone to hook up with.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
  • During a one-on-one session with a Sensei guide, I was hooked up to a heart rate monitor to see how different breath patterns affected my body.
    Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Hang (around or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20%28around%20or%20out%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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