as in slug
a lazy person
a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done
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Recent Examples of couch potato
There are big, small, fluffy, old, hiking buddy dogs, couch potato dogs and puppies.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Although some bully-type dogs tend to be couch potatoes, most are athletic.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
However, even couch potatoes who began to exercise consistently saw a benefit — a 22% drop in the risk of early death, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
The wellness trend is a commitment to refocus our daily routines and habits before the first of the year, which enables us to lock in a healthy lifestyle and beat the temptation to eat more, be a couch potato and lax mental wellness during the cold winter months.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Although some bully-type dogs tend to be couch potatoes, most are athletic.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
However, even couch potatoes who began to exercise consistently saw a benefit — a 22% drop in the risk of early death, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
The wellness trend is a commitment to refocus our daily routines and habits before the first of the year, which enables us to lock in a healthy lifestyle and beat the temptation to eat more, be a couch potato and lax mental wellness during the cold winter months.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch potato
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California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some swimming snails have lost their protective shells (more like swimming slugs), while others retain them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The rare earths involved this time around are indeed used in electric vehicles and drones—more pain for two industries already on the tariff struggle bus.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The police department is among only 12 in the nation deploying such drones, Campurciani told the citizens academy.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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CosRx’s bestselling snail mucin sheet masks are perfect for those in need of a dose of hydration.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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The gastropods, which are similar to snails, are generally more plentiful on the beaches.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Among them are South Korean’s CIA Director (Ryoo Seung-bum) and the Japanese Deputy Minister of Transport (Takayuki Yamada).—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Couch potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch%20potato. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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