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as in hummed
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
the sound of droning bees all around us
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as in lounged
to spend time doing nothing
instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents
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Recent Examples of droned
Temperatures rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, air conditioners droned, and power cuts followed.
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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droned
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The broad stock market hummed along in 2025, with the S&P 500 posting a 16% return — the index’s third consecutive year of double-digit gains.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2026
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By Monday, with Paramount’s David Ellison tilting at windmills to try to stop Ted Sarandos’ Netflixian invasion, the studio executive hummed a different tune.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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In additional images, Alba lounged by the seashore in two different styles of leopard print bikini.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Patrons lounged in a smoky daze; men wearing fedoras played mah-jongg.—
Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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Not only do the four statues bode well for the film’s future, but the room buzzed with good will for Anderson, who didn’t try to hide his glee.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Visitors must be buzzed in by staff in order to enter past the front office.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday, with Minnesota pressing the Islanders in the offensive zone early, Hughes fed the puck to Faber, who zipped a pass toward the net where Jones was waiting to redirect it low past New York goalie Ilya Sorokin.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In December, the foundation posted a Facebook video showing grinning Palestinian children in the van, their backpacks strapped and winter jackets zipped, on their way to school.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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In April, Riyadh and its partners stunned crude traders by rapidly restarting production idled since 2023 despite signs that world markets were comfortably supplied.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
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The factory idled operations there in 2023 and 2024.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Dec. 2025
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The scene around them was picturesque — horses strolled in the distance, the sky bore a bright blue.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Paige Bueckers strolled into Unrivaled carrying the kind of aura that usually bends the room before a player ever steps on the floor.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trojans add two to special teams Long snapper Dylan Black and punter Lachlan Carrigan, both of whom played for Memphis last season, each committed to USC out of the transfer portal, rounding out the Trojans’ special teams unit.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Werner has 24 goals in 57 games for the German national team and played in the 2018 World Cup.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Droned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droned. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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