1
as in delayed
to move or act slowly
don't dillydally on the way to the store
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2
as in hacked (around)
to spend time doing nothing
restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying
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The president has delayed his deadline for attacking Iran until the end of the week.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Apple has faced a series of setbacks in the artificial intelligence race, with voice assistant Siri's upgrade getting delayed, top-level executive changes and a lukewarm debut for the initial rollout of its generative AI tools.—
Juby Babu,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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That feeling lingered until last summer, when my 10-year-old niece asked to take a weekend trip—just the two of us—while the rest of her family was in Boston.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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The nervous, edgy atmosphere that at times lingered around the stadium during their goalless draw with Fulham on Sunday was easy to understand.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the president has repeatedly poked at the vulnerability.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many spectators poked fun at the efforts of Chicago police to confiscate and collect BORGs in viral posts over the weekend.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Studies have shown how lead particles that fell to the ground were kicked back up into the air again where people could inhale them, along with other contaminants.—
Armin Sorooshian,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Cher’s adult son Elijah Blue Allman busted into a New Hampshire home over the weekend, and then kicked back on the couch with a cigarette, police said.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Petzold dragged his chair a little closer to listen.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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As the suspect began to drive off, the 66-year-old woman was dragged by the car, and her mother was run over, court documents show.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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So excited to have properly chilled wine.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Over a century has passed since then, and the meaty claws still come to your table chilled and cracked with a mustard sauce.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Back then, the French capital’s central road networks crawled with automobiles.—
Lisa Courbebaisse,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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One roach crawled near his dead buddy and three raised a reach-in cooler with food across from the cookline.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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The six-story, 191-room retreat channels relaxed Southern coastal elegance, with sunlit interiors and views of the Ravenel Bridge.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Unlike some other private credit players, Apollo is sticking with the 5% cap, an industry standard that rivals including Blackstone have recently relaxed to satisfy investor demands for their funds.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Dillydallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dillydallied. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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