as in slug
a lazy person
is no slouch when it comes to cooking
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Recent Examples of slouch
Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Norton AntiVirus Plus is likewise no slouch in feature breadth and test scores.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Laura Lu, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
This particular cut has been slouching its way down runways on both sides of the fashion binary more recently.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was no slouch as a professional basketball player.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Norton AntiVirus Plus is likewise no slouch in feature breadth and test scores.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
The soft ribbed cuffs add a subtle classic style and prevent the socks from slouching too far.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
This particular cut has been slouching its way down runways on both sides of the fashion binary more recently.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouch
Noun
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However, the size doesn’t seem to matter for this slug.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Arion ater slugs are especially damaging to crops of strawberries, potatoes, parsley and beans.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The conflict began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and dragging hundreds more back to Gaza as hostages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The man was convicted of dragging the girl into an alley on Glenwood Road near E. 38th St. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and attacking her, cops said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ukrainian special forces and the intelligence directorate in Kyiv were watching with at least one surveillance drone.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Vandenberg security forces used detection systems at the base to track the drone to a park close to 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away, where law enforcement found Zhou attempting to hide the drone in his jacket, a court affidavit states.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Senators from both sides of the aisle are reigniting efforts to crawl back technology companies’ legal immunities with hopes bipartisan support in Congress could push the bill across the finish line this session and gain the backing of President Trump.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Verb
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Charges of price gouging—originally levelled at industrial farmers—were creeping into the sandwich space.—
H. C. Wilentz,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Keep scrolling to shop more cropped jackets, breezy skirts, tote bags, and slingback loafers inspired by Naomi Watts now.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Look no further than these vintage-style loafers that will give your outfit classic flair thanks to their timeless design.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Slouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouch. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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