hangs 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of hang
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as in depends
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather

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as in droops
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 hovers
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 rests
to find a basis that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory

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hangs

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noun

plural of hang

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In the 30-second clip, Bey — dressed in an all-white outfit of cowboy hat, furry jacket and boots — steps into a snowy landscape and hangs an ornament on a locationally appropriate cactus in lieu of a Christmas tree. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024 The Fulcrum pendant by Materia Gallery hangs above a custom dining table. Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024 In the primary bedroom, a painting by the abstract artist Guy Hindley hangs above a custom bed upholstered in fabric from Toyine Sellers. Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024 Advertisement His Cracker Jack navy blue jumper hangs from a hat rack in the entry. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 An Italian brass and opaline pendant from the 1940s hangs above a Swedish pine trestle table from the late 18th century. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024 Next to his head hangs a rough blue curtain with an ingrained smell of cigarette smoke. David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024 The sofas are custom-designed with Metaphores fabric, a vintage Murano glass pendant hangs over the study area, and a fixture by Giopato & Coombes dazzles in the center of the room. Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024 The first, 17 feet in diameter, hangs outside his parent’s house in Glen Arm; the other, a 12-footer, is fastened to the sunroom outside his tudor-style home on a quiet street in north Baltimore. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • Either one seems reasonable, if a little long, for a pitcher whose way of getting outs depends on command and changing speeds and shapes, rather than pure power.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Garlic is loaded with anti-inflammatory substances called organo-sulfur compounds—but the presence of anti-inflammatory compounds depends on the preparation method.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Today, the combined population of the Indian subcontinent’s three most affected vulture species hovers around a mere 20,000.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Microchip’s stock-market value or worth on Wall Street has fallen but still hovers around $32 billion.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • Only his luggage now rests in a watery grave.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The cathedral rests on sedimentary remains from when Paris was still a Gallo-Roman town called Lutetia.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • The Pistons’ star floats to the corner for a wide-open three.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The camera now floats just behind the character’s head, depicting work and home, love stories and painful reunions, fleeting observations and a reckoning with the past, as if from two points of view simultaneously—one visual and one spectral, bringing absence to life along with presence.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • The trays are packaged in a plastic clamshell and include items like pita bread, apricots, olives, feta cheese and individual containers of dips, including the tzatziki sauce.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The trays are packaged in a plastic clamshell and include items like pita bread, apricots, olives, feta cheese and individual containers of dips, including the tzatziki sauce.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Hangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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