hung up

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Recent Examples of hung up The lawyer also claimed someone in Mr. Bragg’s office had twice hung up the phone on an aide of Mr. Jordan’s who had called previously, according to a person familiar with the matter. Ben Protess, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023 Wifi is required to use this frame, and it’s not meant to be hung up. Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023 Finally, the re-waxed jacket must be hung up to dry overnight, away from other garments. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023 The line drive cross cleared Phoenix’s back line and hung up perfectly for Emilo Ycaza. The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hung up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung up
Adjective
  • Théodore Pellerin stars as a retail worker who becomes obsessed with an up-and-coming musician (Archie Madekwe).
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Mirzakhani became obsessed with these circumnavigating curves.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Safety concerns Residents were also worried about the safety of the gravel roads for horses.
    Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Vistra is in talks with regulators and communities who are worried about how locating data centers next to power plants will affect the electric grid, Burke said.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Men’s Pro Singles Recap The venue was rocked by a huge upset on Thursday afternoon, when 16-yr old Floridian No. 40 seed John Lucian Goins shocked the No. 1 seed Ben Johns in the quarters.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Was this one of those days for an unthinkable upset?
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some Trump advisers were nervous the deal might go south before the ceremonial signing, but felt confident by the time Mr. Trump greeted Zelenskyy.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • At the premiere of that film, Brothers At War, in 2009, Joe was nervous.
    Eileen Finan, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While many companies rapidly integrate AI, this data reveals a growing disconnect: employees are increasingly anxious about its impact.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But raising cash remains a challenge for some, with investors anxious about startups courting enough customers for healthy returns, Pershad said.
    Liang Lei, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Which forces Plankton and his old nemesis SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) to team up to save Bikini Bottom—and possibly even repair Plankton and Karen’s troubled relationship along the way.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Wednesday’s brief outlined a troubled life that included James’ father introducing him to drugs and alcohol as a child.
    Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The difference is that these are Civil Service employees, many with union protection — to say nothing of a Congress increasingly ill at ease with the blowback over how they're being fired.
    Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 22 Feb. 2025
  • As Trump prepares for his second inauguration, the intelligence community is again likely to be ill at ease.
    Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Some medical and public-health institutions have settled into an uneasy détente with smoking alternatives.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Based on the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture Of The Gods), the story follows a demon child raised by humans, who forms an uneasy alliance with the dragon prince, Ao Bing, in an epic battle to protect their clans.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Hung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20up. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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