as in remained
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 hung around
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The water hung around for a long time and was not exhausted so quickly as thought.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Friday night, Senzatela wasn’t good, but hung around for four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025
Four flies hung around the three-compartment sink and walls.
—David J. Neal
updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
In the sweet photo, Moore could be seen sitting in the surf alongside her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, while her son Ozzie hung around her neck.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The water hung around for a long time and was not exhausted so quickly as thought.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Friday night, Senzatela wasn’t good, but hung around for four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025
Four flies hung around the three-compartment sink and walls.
—David J. Neal
updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
In the sweet photo, Moore could be seen sitting in the surf alongside her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, while her son Ozzie hung around her neck.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around
Verb
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Baidu, whose Hong Kong shares have gained nearly 59% this year, reported a drop in second-quarter revenue last month as its core advertising business struggled and returns from AI investments remained limited.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In real life, Barkovskaya found the Infiniment fragrances remained unchanged on her skin for an entire day, and the smell did indeed stay on her clothes for the full 30 hours.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her mother, who had worked as a waitress but stayed at home after her husband’s death, encouraged her interests.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This time, the bar stayed and Duplantis had his 14th world record.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Borrowers visited bank branches, submitted paperwork, and waited for credit committees to decide.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This designation allowed those companies to legally sell their existing spirits, while the rest of the alcohol industry either waited it out, sold their stock to a company with a license, or dabbled in the underground spirits world.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Expensive loan additions have supplemented Emery’s squad but have not stuck around.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Offered in a high-performance Daytona level and a standard RT level, the vehicles stuck around on dealership lots.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Hung around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20around. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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