Hang around
Hang around verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Join and hang around are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Join" instead a verb "Hang around".
Join
Join verb - To be adjacent to.
Hang around and join are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hang around" instead a verb "Join".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He'll join you if you've discovered thirty discoveries, but if not he'll just hang around in the restaurant, not hunting much of anything, until you have.
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Po, the Kung Fu Panda, is a clumsy panda bear who has a heart for justice and trains hard to join the fierce warriors who protect the village and is a Big Fun and hearty guy to hang around with.
Source: Beary Friendly
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Join and Hang around. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hang_around/join
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