as in hangs
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 dangles
The nationalist’s election defeat is extending a historic rally in Hungary’s bond market as Magyar dangles the prospect of euro adoption.
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Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
And the dock with the sign dangles off a 100-foot cliff, waiting for a refill that climatologists say will likely never come.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Popularized by Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in season three of Sex and the City, the Saddle Bag also dangles off the arms of A-listers like Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift.
—Ariel Bielsky, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Stephen dangles the prospect of a normal relationship before Lucy, then blackmails her for sleeping with Evan behind Bree’s back during freshman year.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
The framed photo of his baby brother, Rashaad, prominently dangles inches down the front of his shirts.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Almost every model carried what Lopez called the Ana bag—a leather trapezoid that dangles from a circular handle.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The plan dangles a financial windfall and expanded control of the company to Musk, already the world’s richest person, after his 2018 package valued in excess of $50 billion was struck down by a Delaware court.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
And the dock with the sign dangles off a 100-foot cliff, waiting for a refill that climatologists say will likely never come.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Popularized by Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in season three of Sex and the City, the Saddle Bag also dangles off the arms of A-listers like Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift.
—Ariel Bielsky, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Stephen dangles the prospect of a normal relationship before Lucy, then blackmails her for sleeping with Evan behind Bree’s back during freshman year.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
The framed photo of his baby brother, Rashaad, prominently dangles inches down the front of his shirts.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Almost every model carried what Lopez called the Ana bag—a leather trapezoid that dangles from a circular handle.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The plan dangles a financial windfall and expanded control of the company to Musk, already the world’s richest person, after his 2018 package valued in excess of $50 billion was struck down by a Delaware court.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangles
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Even so, Williams’ Grade 1 left hamstring strain hangs over the series and whatever comes after it.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The single work that hangs most consequentially over this phase of political history is Julius Caesar, in part because of Joseph Mankiewicz’s quietly anti-McCarthyist 1953 film adaptation.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The pendulum always swings in Minnesota.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The public discussion still swings between utopian promise and apocalyptic dread.—
Barry R. Davis,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Dangles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangles. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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