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also hanged (over)
as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
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threatened
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Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr threatened to take action.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025 -
With medical personnel locked out of electronic health records and systems for coordinating basic patient care such as medications, surgical procedures, and tests, hospital employees reported lapses that threatened patients’ lives.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Hung (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28over%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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