Failed and Hung

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Hung and failed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hung" instead a verb "Failed".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failing

Hung adjective - Bending downward or forward.

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Failed and hung are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failed" instead a verb "Hung".

After the Pazzi Conspiracy failed, not only was Francesco's (naked) body hung from the walls of the Palazzo della Signoria, but so were many of the other conspirators Ezio kills in the game.

Source: Dead Guy on Display
A medical student who had recently failed his final exams hung himself in his own triage bay- he only survived because he was already in the hospital.

Source: Series / Untold Stories of the E.R.
Francesco de Pazzi was subjected to this after the Pazzi Conspiracy failed to kill Lorenzo de Medici, with his body hung out a window in public.

Source: Gutted Like a Fish

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