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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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The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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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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Shortly after Pino turned down the chance to testify, the defense rested its case.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The testimony on Day 7 of the trial comes after the state rested its case Tuesday.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Party people lounged on the dock, their legs dangling over turquoise water, while tequila flowed freely.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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The Partey affair has hung heavy over a squad already trying to come to terms with a new coach in Queiroz, and who failed to qualify for the most recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — a competition Ghana have won four times, but not since 1982.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In one clip, Horner could be seen holding a ring box that had been hung like an ornament on a Christmas tree.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Fans also basked in the outcome, with objectively much more difficult scenarios — on paper, anyway — avoided.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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And after pitching the game of his life to take the Mustangs back to state for the first time since 2019, the senior right-hander basked in a whirlwind of emotions.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 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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From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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The next week, the administration relaxed export controls on Nvidia's highly prized AI chips, clearing the way for the company to sell them to China.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Griffin has even relaxed the office culture a bit.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Lolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolled. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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