as in hung
to place on an elevated point without support from below
he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
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Recent Examples of dangled
Smith for some time has dangled the prospect of running as an unconventional candidate against a field of career politicians, but there’s a big gap between not ruling out a run and actually doing it.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Nelson dangled his way around Latvian goalie Elvis Merzlikins for the 2-1 lead.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Early in the show, amid scenery that referenced plantations and colonialism, dancers dangled from utility lines in a reminder of the island’s fragile power grid.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Hagens dangled and came out of the corner with the puck, feeding Gustafsson out high.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Keychains dangled from some belt loops.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
As a result, his first Olympic gold medal dangled around his neck.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Everywhere, tree limbs dangled precariously.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Crew members seemed shoved to the side, storylines dangled, and the good moments felt drowned out by the bad.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Nelson dangled his way around Latvian goalie Elvis Merzlikins for the 2-1 lead.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Early in the show, amid scenery that referenced plantations and colonialism, dancers dangled from utility lines in a reminder of the island’s fragile power grid.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Hagens dangled and came out of the corner with the puck, feeding Gustafsson out high.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Keychains dangled from some belt loops.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
As a result, his first Olympic gold medal dangled around his neck.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Everywhere, tree limbs dangled precariously.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Crew members seemed shoved to the side, storylines dangled, and the good moments felt drowned out by the bad.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangled
Verb
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Those walls covered in pages from Italian pin-up magazines were hung by the company founders in 2018, after a long night of drinking.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Police did not typically conduct similar searches for people who hung missing-pet posters in that city, Stanley said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Over the past decade, screening guidelines have swung from recommending routine screening to advising against it to landing somewhere in between, and major organizations still don’t all say it the same way.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of them carried an assault rifle, later determined to be an AR-15, its strap slung high across his chest.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bam Adebayo snagged the loose ball and slung a pass back to Powell, only for Dosunmu to pick it off once again.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Star Sports, another platform, has suspended betting on Starmer stepping down before the next general election, giving the prospect an 89% chance.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, Cuban aviation authorities notified international airlines that the country is running out of jet fuel and that refuelling services for airlines will be suspended for a month, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mystical men laid white sheets and a bright pink blanket and pillows inside a gold palanquin and strung it with marigolds and white jasmine flowers.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Teams are locked into rosters, cap aprons are strung too tight, and draft capital is tied up in a million different conditions.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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