be hung
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The extravagant abode features soaring 50-foot ceilings, Italian-style gardens, and Baccarat crystal chandeliers so heavy they had to be hung from steel beams.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
The catch: Portraits must be hung along with those of losers past, which is why the league is named “The Canvas Keeprs.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
“Stoppard’s new play can’t be hung with one of those preprinted tags that theater critics carry in their pockets for easy labeling,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025
The quilts would be hung out of windows or on fences or tree branches as if they were drying.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
This one was formed of a heavy spiral of white shell and had a hole bored at the center to allow it to be hung around the neck.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
