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
Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.
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Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out about the passing of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
Headed to the mountains for the holidays and bummed about the slow progression of the snowpack?
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out about the passing of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
Headed to the mountains for the holidays and bummed about the slow progression of the snowpack?
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummed
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Despite the fridge’s undeniable importance in keeping our food fresh, beverages perfectly chilled, and kitchens fully functional, many of us cut corners and take shortcuts when cleaning this appliance.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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The storm system stalled over the region, dropping all that moisture—now chilled into white flakes—onto roads, power lines, sidewalks and lawns.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.—
Thomas Black,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 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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The State Department later, relaxed its warning for certain areas.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Below the outpost on the hill, around the multiplying fires, families of cultures just as alien to the outsiders relaxed in shelters of poles and bark ripped from huge pines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The hopes of people opposed to ICE’s plans rested on the property owners of the warehouses backing away from the deals — but that has failed to happen.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Flags for Canada and third-place Finland rested below Old Glory on either side.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In her fifty-seven years of wandering, nobody had messed with her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Palisades won its first boys’ basketball title since 1969 after the program played 388 consecutive days without its own gymnasium because of last year’s fire.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lewis played linebacker at Tennessee before signing with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and appearing in the preseason.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Just days after hard-launching her relationship with French filmmaker Romain Gavras, EmRata lounged in a plunging plush white robe while wearing nothing but some sparkling loud luxury accessories.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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