Choose
Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Hang around and choose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hang around" instead a verb "Choose".
Hang around
Hang around verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Choose and hang around are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Choose" instead a verb "Hang around".
Both terms in one sentence
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Instead they choose to hang around playing cards while she effortlessly defeats them.
Source: Comic Book / Squirrel Girl
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