as in lounged
to spend time doing nothing
the kind of sultry August day that makes you want to do nothing but laze
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Recent Examples of lazed
Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lazed
Verb
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Nearby, people and their dogs who had moved into the shelter for the duration of the war lounged on air mattresses, scrolling through their phones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Just days after hard-launching her relationship with French filmmaker Romain Gavras, EmRata lounged in a plunging plush white robe while wearing nothing but some sparkling loud luxury accessories.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As for the living, two roaches strolled on top of an in-use oven and on the side of an oven door in a back prep area.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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When the show opened in the Expo Hall on Thursday, patrons Michael and Kriss Buzzell of Antioch strolled around the showroom floor.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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It can be enjoyed warm or chilled, whichever better suits your schedule.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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While sake is often associated with being served warm, the selections that night were chilled to complement the bluefin.—
J.M. Banks
March 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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South Africa is at full-strength side with recalls for Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj, who were all rested for the last Super Eight game against Zimbabwe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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With tougher fixtures in the back-end of the week, Arteta rested Rice against Forest to keep him fresh.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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During his testimony, Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, and he was described as being largely relaxed while answering questions.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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The light bled red at Sixty-Seventh and Pacific, music throbbing through the speakers as Olivia Borsutzki relaxed her foot from the brake.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Takaichi also promised to speed the restart of reactors idled since the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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In February 2023, Stellantis idled the assembly plant near Rockford and laid off its last 1,200 workers after halting production of the Cherokee amid dwindling sales.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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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
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Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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The break was long and torturous for fans but clearly restorative for Styles, who lolled in the Italian countryside with Alessandro Michele, bonded with a new niece, and found himself unassumingly among the masses in the Vatican when the conclave elected Pope Leo XIV last June.—
Michelle Ruiz,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Lazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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