putter (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for putter (around)
Verb
  • Also, Foley dealt with concussion symptoms and never played in the NHL.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Blades Brown has continued to make headlines despite not playing in this week's Cognizant Classic.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While Mark and Helly were fooling around, Helly wasn’t fulfilling her promise to go get the directions Irving left tucked behind Dylan’s motivational poster.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Louie's owner's TikTok account is full of the dog up to mischief, digging in the garden with his owner, watching TV, playing fetch, fooling around in the snow, and undergoing training.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Putter (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putter%20%28around%29. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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