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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
the heads of the flowers lolled on their stems in the blistering heat
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as in rested
to refrain from labor or exertion
farmhands lolling about in the shade and taking a break from the midday sun
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as in lounged
to spend time doing nothing
some members of the decorating committee were hard at work, and others were just lolling about
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Recent Examples of lolled
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.
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Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lolled
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the movie always rested on the appeal of the comic sensibilities of its filmmakers, Weir’s book and Gosling.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In court filings, Bonjean argued that the case rested on speculation.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
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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
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The deal comes as a resolution to years of national security concerns over the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and effectively resolved the uncertainty that hung over TikTok since 2020, giving brands and retailers a clearer runway to invest in the platform’s commerce capabilities.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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It was hung roughly a year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, to express solidarity with the twelve hundred people who were murdered—in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust—and with the two hundred and fifty-one people Hamas had abducted.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Chanting in celebration, Illinois fans basked in a second-round victory in the tournament over Virginia Commonwealth University.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Another 1-0 defeat at Villa, where the home supporters basked in Newcastle’s misery — nobody does schadenfreude quite like football fans — ended the club’s 16-year stay in the top flight.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Heaps of leathery brown prickly pear pads sagged into the dirt and ash.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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More than a half dozen homes were deemed unsafe as nearby roads and sidewalks sagged.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Camila experiences it while getting high, or at least relaxed, a steady stream of joints helping to reduce her anxiety.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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If this wasn’t anxious, it was hardly relaxed.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Lolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolled. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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