goldbricked

past tense of goldbrick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goldbricked
Verb
  • Friday night, Senzatela wasn’t good, but hung around for four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Four flies hung around the three-compartment sink and walls.
    David J. Neal Updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 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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“Goldbricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbricked. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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