loitered

past tense of loiter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of loitered There, the crop continued to grow while white-faced ibis and killdeer birds loitered around the water. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loitered
Verb
  • Those questions only lingered after their third October, the two losses in Minnesota.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aries fire burns away the residue of fear and doubt that may have lingered after the Virgo solar eclipse.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The release of key economic reports would also likely be delayed, economists said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has also taken legal action against the Department of Education, alleging that the administration has unlawfully delayed or denied access to loan forgiveness programs, such as IDR and PSLF.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Because tiny holes are poked into the soil surface, more nutrients can reach greater soil depths.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In a 2019 post celebrating his third wedding anniversary with Miles, Minoso poked fun at his character’s romantic shortcomings.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the weeks dragged on, agencies including the IRS and State Department called more workers back to keep things running.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One letter submitted late Wednesday was from Gina Huynh, the Combs ex-girlfriend who previously told gossip vlogger Tasha K that Combs shoved her to the ground and dragged her by her hair in 2018.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, April 3, Carey and Monroe strolled into the room while Moroccan was live on the streaming platform Twitch for about 10 minutes playing video games with friends.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Loitered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loitered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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