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overhanging





ADJECTIVE
lowering
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
overhead
Synonyms




Example Sentences

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Their staple diet are deer, and they hunt by stealth often pouncing from trees or overhanging rocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

But the canal authorities don’t allow overhanging cargo that could hit infrastructure such as light poles at the waterway’s locks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

On Monday, models meandered down a runway that wound its way around hundreds of ferns, overhanging plants and mossy paths, the mass of green a contrast to the grey, industrial show space.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

That was the central question overhanging CinemaCon 2024, the annual convention bringing together Hollywood studios and multiplex operators in Las Vegas this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

A man emerged at the doorway in nothing but shorts, a bloated belly overhanging the open top where a button used to be.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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