idled

verb

past tense of idle
as in lounged
to spend time doing nothing she likes to idle during the summer and recharge herself for the fall semester we idled away the evening relaxing around the campfire

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Recent Examples of idled The Brampton Assembly Plant, which was previously slated to build the Jeep Compass before Stellantis moved the product out of Canada in 2025 to avoid tariffs, has been idled since 2023. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Across the city and the country, declining attendance has idled many religious buildings, often leading to conversions. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The Finnish material technology company said initial test runs at its Woodspin demonstration plant in Jyväskylä returned production volumes and fiber quality to the levels achieved before the facility was idled. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 When a power outage knocked out a third of San Francisco’s traffic lights last December, at least 60 Waymos abruptly idled mid-road, causing severe gridlock and delays. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 The slowdown also idled, at least temporarily, about 1,500 workers at the Bally’s Chicago site this week. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 The Dolphins hope Willis still can become a late bloomer a la Sam Darnold, who struggled and idled early in his career, made his first Pro Bowl at Willis’ age and won a Super Bowl with Seattle last season. — Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The sheer number of ships − study authors cite at least 1,500 vessels − idled near the trade route and the length of time involved are just the beginning. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idled
  1. lounged
  2. dawdled
  3. lazed
  4. strolled
  5. chilled
  6. rested
  7. droned
  8. played
Verb
  • In another photo, the 21-year-old model lounged on the floor with her head propped on one hand while wearing a pair of pastel blue heels and a cream cardigan.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Once, Navarrete represented a client virtually from a hotel room, a work jacket over her swimsuit while the rest of her family lounged at the beach.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounged
Verb
  • But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
    — Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of dawdled
Verb
  • The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of lazed
Verb
  • To open the ceremony, Shirley strolled from the west end of the bridge to the east, where Charley was waiting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Last October, the 31-year-old crypto investor and reality-television star Charlie Zakkour strolled down Beaver Street in the Financial District, trailed by cameras.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Garnett works her way around the room, dancing and spritzing chilled rose water on participants’ sweaty faces.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Superconducting quantum computers only work when chilled to a hair above absolute zero, requiring the whole machine to sit inside an ultra-cold refrigerator called a cryostat, where space is tight and cooling is expensive.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of chilled
Verb
  • Century-makers in the last game — captain Temba Bavuma and David Miller — were rested and Tony de Zorzi and Ryan Rickelton brought back.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Rocky folded his arms on top of the piano and rested his head on them and looked at Nell Fisher sideways.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • Black Frankenstein, Superfly Snuka droned, without looking up from his clipboard.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Helicopters roar overhead, reminding me that last week people were worried the Oscars were going to get droned.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of droned
Verb
  • Those emotions certainly were appropriate following Miami’s closer-than-expected 15-10 loss in Minnesota on Sunday, a game in which the defense played valiantly and Ollie Gordon reached the 100-yard mark.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The reporting on such matters is well-established, in the stories of Wall Street Journal journalist Jeff Horwitz (played here by Jeremy Allen White) and many others.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of played

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“Idled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idled. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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