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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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2
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
Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lolled
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Heads drooped and limbs felt sluggish on the sideline, Jones recounted, as the Broncos fell into a 19-0 deficit through three quarters against the Giants.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.—
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23 Oct. 2025
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America’s power has never rested solely on its armies or its markets but on an idea—the sense that this country, for all its flaws, represented something higher.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes didn’t play in last year’s game there, however, as KC coach Andy Reid rested many starters with the postseason looming.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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In that pic, Fletcher lounged on the end, giving a thumbs up.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the action took place, the fashionable crowd lounged on the beautifully landscaped outdoor dining area, grazing on the pies and taking pictures of the sea.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Uncertainty hung over this season like a layer of smog over a mid-tier city.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Stuart Jeffery, leader of the council, has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, urging the British government to introduce legislation that would grant a general pardon to those executed under the Witchcraft Act of 1562, including the women hanged at Penenden Heath in 1652.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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After completing the simple three-step routine, the actress basked in the glow of her hydrated skin.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The looks basked in frisky gay revelry.—
Ludwig Hurtado,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
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All the while, the aspirator runs quietly and plays gentle tunes to keep mom and the baby relaxed, keeping stress to a minimum.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the FDA had recently relaxed its rules about how the pills could be prescribed and dispensed, allowing women to receive them by mail after a telehealth visit with a provider.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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The counterculture had curdled, Vietnam was over but unsettled, and the economy sagged into stagflation.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Democratic Party’s brand — as well as the approval rating for some of the state’s top Democratic officials — has indeed sagged, even in solidly blue Colorado, according to a recent poll.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolled. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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