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goldbricking

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verb

present participle of goldbrick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goldbricking
Noun
  • The researchers concluded that at least one of the keys to preventing social loafing is restoring individual responsibility within a group.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Not only that, unnecessary idling isn’t exactly great for your car’s engine.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Boothbay, Maine Three Flags, a 2021 contemporary shingle-style home on Midcoast Maine’s Linekin Bay, has a waterfront porch for dining and lounging, with a wood-burning fireplace and motorized screens.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This 110-inch-wide sofa gives you plenty of room for family movie nights, weekend lounging, and nights with friends.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spring cleaning bumming you out?
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what was bumming him out.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.
    Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • After a few days of snorkeling and beach-lolling, the view from our helicopter transfer to the Miavana resort on the island of Nosy Ankao just off Madagascar’s northeast, painted an alarmingly different picture.
    Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted's neck.
    Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The more water that’s hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Lastly, Harford County Animal Control urges residents to notify them at 410-638-3505 if anyone observes a stray animal showing signs of excessive affection, aggression, lethargy, or disorientation.
    Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the jump scares here also helped shake the filmmakers out of their lethargy in post-production.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tenants have been threatened with eviction for hanging signs outside their balconies calling attention to the utility billing method.
    Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The question hanging over France’s committee will be bigger than whether Zvyagintsev’s film is the strongest of the bunch.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Goldbricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbricking. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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