as in lazied
to spend time doing nothing
spent most of the summer just bumming around the house
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Recent Examples of bummed
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummed
Verb
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Enjoy the leftovers chilled, or reheat individual servings in a heat-safe vessel in the oven or microwave until the chicken reaches 165°F and the casserole is warm throughout.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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Keep refridgerated and serve chilled.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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All the while, the aspirator runs quietly and plays gentle tunes to keep mom and the baby relaxed, keeping stress to a minimum.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the FDA had recently relaxed its rules about how the pills could be prescribed and dispensed, allowing women to receive them by mail after a telehealth visit with a provider.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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America’s power has never rested solely on its armies or its markets but on an idea—the sense that this country, for all its flaws, represented something higher.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes didn’t play in last year’s game there, however, as KC coach Andy Reid rested many starters with the postseason looming.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Verma played a key role in setting the Proteas a challenging target after the final was delayed by two hours because of rain.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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In that pic, Fletcher lounged on the end, giving a thumbs up.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the action took place, the fashionable crowd lounged on the beautifully landscaped outdoor dining area, grazing on the pies and taking pictures of the sea.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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But for now, idled IRS workers aren’t applying thumbscrews to taxpayers.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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And in Michigan, Cliffs owns and operates the Tilden Mine near Ishpeming and the adjacent Empire Mine, which has been idled since 2016.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Bummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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