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Also, leave hanging in the air or in midair. Keep undecided, uncertain, or in suspense. For example, Since we hadn't found a big enough hall, we left the final date hanging, or She couldn't figure out a good ending for the book, so her audience was left hanging in midair.

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Words nearby leave hanging

leave a bad taste in one's mouth, leave a lot to be desired, leave alone, leave behind, leave flat, leave hanging, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, leave no stone unturned, leave of absence, leave off
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Words related to leave hanging

relinquish, surrender, depart, renounce, retire, go, withdraw, vacate, drop, blow, evacuate, abdicate, yield, book, exit, resign, decamp, desert, forsake