dawdled

past tense of dawdle
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawdled
Verb
  • The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Owner Sam Sandrin said the opening was delayed due to a plumber misrepresenting that they were licensed.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That alone is enough to extinguish whatever lingered from Tuesday night’s debacle.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That heavy drinking in the early days of the breakup is briefly discussed but not lingered upon.
    Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout their trip, Gomez and her friends lounged on the beach and dressed up in matching sweatsuits.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Guests of the hotel lounged around the pool, mingling, laughing, and dancing.
    L'Oréal Blackett, Refinery29, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His life was going nowhere, until his brother Scott dragged him off the couch and convinced Dean to sign up with his acting coach, Bill Esper.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Mitchell was then dragged outside to the valet area, and a female Hyatt employee grabbed a broomstick and struck Mitchell with it.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The post, which shared several photos from the outing, also poked fun at the couple getting caught in the rain while meeting with schoolchildren at the museum.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While some people argued that the photo was degrading to women, Carpenter stood by the photo and poked fun at the controversy while sharing alternate album covers.
    Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But now, several hundred workers who were out over the water, working to get it up and running, have been idled.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Engines idled as people abandoned their vehicles to take videos.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Dawdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawdled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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