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Synonyms for hanging

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

suspension

Same sentence, swapped: There was a small ceremony for the suspension of the portrait.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hanging as it is used in the sentence above.

shoring
shooting
flat

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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

whacknounknockthe act of hitting vigorouslyTreelineHas a reason line windnountwistthe act of winding or twistingTreelineHas a reason line worksnoundeedsperformance of moral or religious actsTreelineHas a reason line acceptancenounadoptionthe act of accepting with approvalTreelineHas a reason line accustomedadjectivecustomarycommonly used or practicedRidgeline acquiringnoungettingthe act of acquiring somethingRidgelineHas a reason line adhesionnounattachmentfaithful support for a cause or political party or religionHigh CampHas a reason line illusionnounfancysomething many people believe that is falseTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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