estivated

variants or aestivated
past tense of estivate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for estivated
Verb
  • Over a bite to eat, everybody kicked back and chatted it up a little.
    Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Gatlin paid an Atlanta audiovisual contractor $2 million, who then kicked back $1 million to her, according to court records.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But for now, idled IRS workers aren’t applying thumbscrews to taxpayers.
    John Seiler, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And in Michigan, Cliffs owns and operates the Tilden Mine near Ishpeming and the adjacent Empire Mine, which has been idled since 2016.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Estivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estivated. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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