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as in slug
a lazy person
those drones just lie around while we do all the work
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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
after lunch my fellow drones and I shuffle back to our cubicles
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as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
heard the drone of an airplane overhead
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as in to hum
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
the sound of droning bees all around us
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as in to lazy
to spend time doing nothing
instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents
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Recent Examples of drone
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The company has descended on the annual CES show with not one or two motors but a family of five, ranging from a tiny drone drive to a high-performance hypercar cornerstone the company crowns the world power and torque density king.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Newer videos were more ludicrous, the renovations more fantastical, their action narrated by a droning AI voice.
—Ryan Broderick, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Russian officials acknowledged the assault, confirming that the area had been targeted by Ukrainian drones.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The company has descended on the annual CES show with not one or two motors but a family of five, ranging from a tiny drone drive to a high-performance hypercar cornerstone the company crowns the world power and torque density king.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
The droning dreadcore score by composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer sounds like the opening music to The Shining soaked in codeine.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Newer videos were more ludicrous, the renovations more fantastical, their action narrated by a droning AI voice.
—Ryan Broderick, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
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The end-of-year flex of consumer strength marks the latest indication of resilient U.S. buying power, which has kept the economy humming despite a prolonged stretch of high interest rates.Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pressure and spotlight will fixate on the player most likely to succeed Gabriel, who in his one year with the program finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and kept Oregon’s offense humming after the record-setting year by Bo Nix in 2023.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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While Altadena, which has a large Latino population, was burning, social media started buzzing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was nearby conducting a raid, Salas said.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing noise they’re known for.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Crocodiles lounged in the shallows, their eyes glinting when headlamps were shined their way.Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lou lounged in her doggy bed with a blanket wrapped around her.Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Oh yeah, and there are these cars that zip by at speeds of over 150 mph — that's important too.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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There was also an awkwardness about the ball that zipped across the turf—towards a forward now 29, with shifts at Leipzig, Real Sociedad, and Villareal since under his belt—in the dying seconds against Barcelona on December 21, 2024.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Best when served slightly chilled, this white has lemon and lime on the palate, tampered by grapefruit.Emily Cappiello, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gail Killefer ruled that Abadi’s lawsuit will move forward, finding that Elfman can’t take advantage of a California statute allowing for the early dismissal of cases intended to chill free speech.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
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Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
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This isn't only a place to veg out, though.Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
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Our asphalt arrival gate was on the total opposite end of our idling overseas plane.Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Four of the company’s football production trucks, which house the wires, cable and servers to air NFL games, were idled close to Kingman, Ariz., last Tuesday night as everyone waited for the NFL to make a decision on the venue.Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Picture a disheveled gambler, with his empty pockets sticking out, trying to bum a smoke from someone on the Las Vegas strip.Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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When someone in the music industry told him that Deconstruction had already broken up, the news deeply bummed him out.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Drone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drone. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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