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
Lendeborg told The Associated Press that the University of Kentucky had dangled between US$7 million and $9 million to entice him to transfer there in 2025.
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Andrew Urbaczewski, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Over the past month, major Chinese cloud providers debuted their own version of OpenClaw, local governments dangled grants to startups that build OpenClaw apps, and a cottage industry sprung up helping users install the open-source framework.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Further details included a cream and cognac checkered pouch—also from the brand—and long gold earrings that dangled past her chin.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Taking a Cunha pass in his own end, Bourgea dangled through three defenders before firing one past Sean Joyce for his 39th of the year and a 2-0 lead after one.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Perhaps most interestingly, Minnesota’s 23-year-old stud-to-be Jesper Wallstedt was being dangled.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Yasmin, Hayley, and Henry’s threesome is dangled as yet another piece of kompromat, reinforcing how intimacy in Industry is constantly converted into leverage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
His wig had flown off, but the fake mustache dangled from his lip.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Andrew Urbaczewski, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Over the past month, major Chinese cloud providers debuted their own version of OpenClaw, local governments dangled grants to startups that build OpenClaw apps, and a cottage industry sprung up helping users install the open-source framework.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Further details included a cream and cognac checkered pouch—also from the brand—and long gold earrings that dangled past her chin.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Taking a Cunha pass in his own end, Bourgea dangled through three defenders before firing one past Sean Joyce for his 39th of the year and a 2-0 lead after one.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Perhaps most interestingly, Minnesota’s 23-year-old stud-to-be Jesper Wallstedt was being dangled.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Yasmin, Hayley, and Henry’s threesome is dangled as yet another piece of kompromat, reinforcing how intimacy in Industry is constantly converted into leverage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
His wig had flown off, but the fake mustache dangled from his lip.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangled
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The deal comes as a resolution to years of national security concerns over the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and effectively resolved the uncertainty that hung over TikTok since 2020, giving brands and retailers a clearer runway to invest in the platform’s commerce capabilities.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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It was hung roughly a year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, to express solidarity with the twelve hundred people who were murdered—in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust—and with the two hundred and fifty-one people Hamas had abducted.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Construction, likely lifted by favorable weather, swung to a net gain of 26,000 jobs versus a 13,000-job loss in February.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Smith swung and missed at two cutters from Red Sox starter Brayan Bello to begin the plate appearance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cami secured her walking archive with a sturdy brass clasp and slung the bag over her shoulder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Campbell told lawmakers the driver who hit their family that night already had her license suspended, a result of a previous DUI conviction.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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In other words, the oil and gas industry doesn’t require massive power lines strung across the state to continue thriving, Bennett said.—
Claire Hao,
Houston Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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The two-day competition is just getting started, but some of the mature red oaks and pines that tower throughout the landscape are already strung with 50-foot lines of climbing rope.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Dangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangled. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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