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hanger

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /


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"The plane is now safely back in the hanger and the pilot is on his day off."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The coat hanger became the symbol for legalization.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Its included slimline coat hanger kept everything nice and tidy.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2024

I ran over to a purple dress and tried to pull it down off its hanger.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

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

“I can’t believe I’m getting out,” she told a caseworker over the phone, scanning her clothes hangers, handbags, space heater, and flower pots.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2025

"They were tasked with delivering 17 million pieces of mail that had been just thrown into hangers, that had been mouldy and a lot of the names on the letters were illegible," he said.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2024

Then she ran to the closet and pulled all those fine dresses from the hangers.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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