as in remaining
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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Recent Examples of hanging around
These slip-ons are ideal for giving your tired feet some love while hanging around a campsite at the end of a long day of hiking.
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Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
That means Kenan Yildiz, another of the league’s outstanding talents, is hanging around.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
While other kids his age were playing Pac-Man at the arcade, Entin was attending trials and hanging around the Gold Coast Railroad Museum while dad saw clients at the nearby Federal Correctional Institution.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
The narrative set the scene, the kids hanging around waiting for something to happen, and introduced the couple at the center of the story, then put them in motion before giving way to an instrumental section.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Flea bites could be the result of pets, stray dogs and cats or wildlife such as raccoons or coyotes hanging around your home.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Also, Kathy Geiss is hanging around.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
That means Kenan Yildiz, another of the league’s outstanding talents, is hanging around.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
While other kids his age were playing Pac-Man at the arcade, Entin was attending trials and hanging around the Gold Coast Railroad Museum while dad saw clients at the nearby Federal Correctional Institution.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
The narrative set the scene, the kids hanging around waiting for something to happen, and introduced the couple at the center of the story, then put them in motion before giving way to an instrumental section.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Flea bites could be the result of pets, stray dogs and cats or wildlife such as raccoons or coyotes hanging around your home.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Also, Kathy Geiss is hanging around.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging around
Verb
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Becca Crandall and Bentley Rosser of Beck Cleaning and Organization recommend wiping down the inside and outside of your trash cans with disinfectant wipes to remove any remaining food particles.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fragile island is one of the last remaining ecological treasures on the planet to be flipped into a resource frontier.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Malcolm was right there waiting for me out by the pool, with three bottles of champagne in a party cooler.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Lebanese restaurant was a hit in the neighborhood from the outset and was perpetually packed, with crowds of people waiting for a table.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Whereas a hotel or resort can focus on implementing competitive strategies while staying at one address, private jets are continuously in motion.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Showers and storms are expected to move through the area beginning late Wednesday morning and continuing into the afternoon, with most of the rain staying north of Interstate 70, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Temperatures will feel more like July, soaring into the mid-90s on Friday and Saturday and sticking around into next week, the National Weather Service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now, Six Flags — the corporate parent of Kings Island — has announced the characters will be sticking around another five years.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hanging around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20around. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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