bum (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum (around)
Verb
  • Ernesto and George were checking out the trailer, screwing around and being boys, the night Reynolds secretly came to the site to finish the plan.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Although, die-hard Richard Mille lovers will notice this is the first time the brand has changed the iconic screws around the outer edge of the bezels to Torq set screws, which has head slots that are distinctive and different from the norm.
    Rebecca Suhrawardi, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
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
  • 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
Verb
  • Tottenham will likely rest most of their strongest XI, with Villa viewing this as another critical moment in narrowing the gap.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • But Lee says the burden shouldn’t rest entirely on employees.
    Alice Park, Time, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • In March, steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs idled its Dearborn operations, laying off 600, due to tariffs.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • Stellantis has stopped making Chrysler minivans and Dodge muscle cars in Windsor, Ontario, for two weeks, idling about 3,200 of its employees.
    Ian Austen, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Bum (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28around%29. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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