variants
also lallygag
as in to delay
to move or act slowly
accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions
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Recent Examples of lollygag
For perspective, the Tesla S Plaid, the current poster child for electric vehicle acceleration, lollygags its way to 60 in 1.98 seconds, according to Motor Trend magazine tests.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2023
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lollygag
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Persons should delay all travel if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Should your flight get delayed or canceled, whether through staffing shortages, a technical meltdown or extreme weather (a nor’easter is expected on the East Coast this weekend), CNN Travel has some advice on what to do next.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Housed in a former fisherman’s warehouse, its soaring ceilings once designed for boat repair, Paleo is the spot to linger over a simple cheese plate and a bottle from its extensive Greek wine cellar.—
Katherine Whittaker,
Saveur,
9 Oct. 2025
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As trade and political uncertainty lingers, the dollar index, which measures the dollar against foreign currencies such as the pound sterling, the euro and the yen, has declined about 9% this year.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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These robots grow from their tip by turning their skin inside out, a mechanism that enables them to advance without dragging against their surroundings.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the movie’s soft-hearted underbelly fails to support that reading, and by the time the story finally arrives at its final moments, the unsparing cynicism that supplied its initial lift has been dragged back down to Earth by the weight of bland truisms.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ticket availability is scant as of this writing, don’t dawdle (with Jon Muq.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Is there some reason to postpone or dawdle on aiming for better for Milwaukee kids?—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Lollygag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollygag. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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