lazed

verb

past tense of laze
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lazed
  1. lounged
  2. strolled
  3. chilled
  4. rested
  5. relaxed
  6. idled
  7. dawdled
  8. lolled
Verb
  • Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Emily Ratajkowski lounged on a beach in Spain with her 5-year-old son Sylvester Apollo Bear wearing a tiny animal print bikini.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of lounged
Verb
  • Visitors strolled through the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Saturday morning to kick off Obon Weekend, a traditional Japanese festival honoring the spirits of ancestors.
    — Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt was one of 26 Hall of Famers who strolled through the cornfields and walked to the infield ahead of Thursday’s game.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • The filling is piled into a buttery graham cracker crust and chilled until set.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The seasonal cold bibim noodles, though, were perfect and chilled, as bibim-guksu should be.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of chilled
Verb
  • Su opened a drawer full of lenses, snapped two into a pair of industrial-looking metal frames, and rested them on Infante’s face, trying to fine-tune the level of magnification.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Every manager has his ways of keeping players rested and ready.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • In one photo, Osbourne relaxed on a lounge chair in a leopard-print one-piece swimsuit while soaking up the sun.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The straight-leg cut keeps the silhouette relaxed, while the five-pocket design gives the pants a classic denim feel.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of relaxed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of idled
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 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
  • Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of lolled

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“Lazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazed. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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