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hanger

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /


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From her closet, she grabbed a men’s brown leather jacket that she kept on a hanger.

From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025

Its included slimline coat hanger kept everything nice and tidy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

Five were in a hanger, waiting for spare parts and servicing.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

Instead of filet mignon, he’s serving hanger steaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

Kids take his class because they think they can breeze through, until they find out just how hard it is to make a wooden banana hanger.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

A reduced weight limit was put in place after the hangers - which lift the suspension chains and the road - were found to need repairs.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The bridge closed in October 2022 because of defects in the hangers which link the suspension chains and the road.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

But those hangers, he said, took up more space inside.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

Her long-term partner, Prudence Fenton, explains in the film that she was allotted “this much” drawer space and two coat hangers when she moved in.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

She considered, trying to ignore the jangling hangers, with their cold, quick touch.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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