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Recent Examples of lotus-eater As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion. Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion. Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound. Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lotus-eater
Noun
  • The campground setting has a primeval feel, situated in dense old growth forest along the scenic Smith River, where banana slugs frolic (okay, maybe move slowly and strangely).
    Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Witnessing Shohei Ohtani slug a walk-off home run on the night he’s honored with his own bobblehead: priceless!
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This year’s honorees include founders across robotics, drones, offshore wind turbine operators and beyond.
    Hannah Hall, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The dire wolves are continuously monitored through live cameras, drone tracking and security personnel.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her motifs—flags, dominoes, seashells, snails, moons, eggs, owls—only heighten the otherworldliness.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Related species are already being studied for pain treatments, so these venomous snails could also hold some medical potential.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The wellness trend is a commitment to refocus our daily routines and habits before the first of the year, which enables us to lock in a healthy lifestyle and beat the temptation to eat more, be a couch potato and lax mental wellness during the cold winter months.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The number of active travelers over 60 is growing at a rapid pace as many seniors are shunning the perception of being couch potatoes.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024

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“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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