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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clock-watchers
Noun
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Boomers saw Gen Xers, that’s me, as cynical slackers.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
30 Dec. 2025 -
These are not bored slackers experimenting for fun.—
Chris Wysopal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The last few stragglers are set to report quarterly results this week.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
7 Dec. 2025
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Its companions are four Russian mobsters — stragglers from the previous season — laying on their stomachs with their necks outstretched over the rail.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The rotational dynamics since late October have continued to favor economically sensitive stocks and 2025 laggards over the tech giants that contributed the most value over the past three years.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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This raises the question of how exactly the search giant pulled this off, and whether any of the four laggards can do the same—and deliver a similar win for their suffering shareholders.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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One of my prompts on the app detailed my phobia of snails in detail.—
Isoke Atiba,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Take respectful photos and use your Pocket Guide to identify common species like tidepool sculpin or turban snails.—
Lillie Mulligan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The larvae are voracious and consume many aphids and scale crawlers during this stage of development, MSU said.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Try ones shaped like pumpkins, skulls, or spiders and other creepy crawlers.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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