as in bowing
bending downward or forward
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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as in slung
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 slumped
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 hovered
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 based
to find a basis
that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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Recent Examples of hung
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Intersect Aspen is heavy on photography, whimsically hung booths, animal figures, and a relaxed atmosphere.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Henry’s works mainly took the form of spare, muted installation-like pieces that were hung to gallery walls.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The more enterprising strung up clotheslines between palm trees and hung bedsheets for impromptu shelters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Intersect Aspen is heavy on photography, whimsically hung booths, animal figures, and a relaxed atmosphere.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
In August 2020, the observatory started crumbling after an auxiliary cable snapped, causing damage to the telescope’s dish and the receiver platform that hung above it, according to the National Science Foundation.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Henry’s works mainly took the form of spare, muted installation-like pieces that were hung to gallery walls.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Scales, gauges show sizes of model trains In the early years, the size of a model train and its tracks depended on the manufacturer.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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We were meant to be in little tribes, and our survival depended on our tribe being well off.Liz Kislik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Average temperatures hovered near 60 degrees, roughly four degrees above normal.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
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Unusual phenomena have been linked to the sightings, including a family's report of their car clock changing while a drone hovered overhead.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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Patrick then floated the idea of the film being ready to release on Fourth of July weekend.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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One longtime league executive believes that was a sign the Bears at least have floated the idea internally.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
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And yet the show has a soothing effect, predicated on the idea that human behavior (and misery) isn’t mysterious or unchangeable.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Part of that unpredictability is predicated on Sonne’s performance, which errs on the wild side.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 June 2024
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Leading stars such as Colman Domingo, Cillian Murphy, and Sterling K. Brown found interesting ways to update the classic tuxedo—whether by adding brooches, a glitzy shoe, or in Murphy's case, a chic little bowed necktie.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
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Any leftover lights that weren't broken or half lit were then draped casually on some low bushes out front.Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Grecian-style sleeveless gown was reinforced in the midsection but otherwise draped loosely toward the ground.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The remains rested there until 2015, when the Department of Defense — using DNA to do what was once inconceivable — began painstakingly identifying them and locating next of kin, many of whom had since moved and died.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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The defense rested its case after Smock's testimony.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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