1
as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
she still hangs around with her college roommate
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2
as in to kill time
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 hang (around or out)
Verb
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Until an hour or so prior, Messi’s presence on the traveling roster was uncertain, with the Argentine not having played in the club’s previous three matches.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025 -
After getting engaged in September 2020, the high school sweethearts traveled to Hawaii for their wedding on March 12, 2022.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Because my instinct was to run away and not be associated with this thing.—
H. Alan Scott,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Exposure can cause cancer, stroke or heart attacks and has been associated with a higher risk of depression and anxiety.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hardman, who played collegiately at Georgia, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.33 seconds at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Wong heads up the Hong Kong International Film Festival Industry Office, the organization that coordinates such initiatives as the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which runs as a Filmart sidebar.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
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This equilateral triangle connects three brilliant stars — Arcturus in Boötes, Spica in Virgo and Denebola in Leo, all of them fixtures of the spring night sky in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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From a technical standpoint, the video team connected 10 or 12 receivers around the school that all fed back to a main video village.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Barring another intervention, those tariffs will kick back in next month, as well as additional tariffs on agricultural products that Trump announced earlier.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Construction was initially anticipated to get underway in 2018, but it was kicked back to 2021.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Cu bump interconnect process to bond the silicon PD (Photodetector) pixels to the electronic readout circuit.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Whereas cars shut us off from other people, bikes open up opportunities to bond.—
Elizabeth Endicott,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
1 Oct. 2024
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At least by the time the episode ends, nobody has hooked up with anybody else.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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And in that story there’s a kind of soccer-playing-bro type, who starts hooking up with his roommate, who’s femme.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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