LOLLYGAGS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

lollygags

verb

variants also lallygags

present tense third-person singular of lollygag

as in delays

to move or act slowly accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions

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Project delays risk deferring revenue while costs accumulate, potentially triggering liquidity distress.

— , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
This is partly due to common symptoms between certain types of cancer and pregnancy, but also because physicians (and patients) are reluctant to perform imaging during pregnancy, which delays biopsies and management.

— Elyce Cardonick, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

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There always lingers the question of statehood, which exists alongside the island’s long-standing and active independence movement.

— Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
Founded back in 1877 by silver miners, Leadville was a boomtown buzzing with colorful characters and fortune seekers, who left behind a smattering of charming Victorian buildings and a wild frontier spirit that still lingers.

— Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of lingers

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But if the war drags on and the cost of necessities like gas and groceries continues to rise, that could be a problem.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
The research agency, ORF Middle East, said that support for tourism businesses and efforts to restart events could become harder to sustain if the conflict drags on.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of drags

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There’s also a less than 10% chance of showers, if one of the hurricanes crawls farther up the coast, according to Wofford.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Hairy-nosed wombat births are hard to spot, as after about a 30-day pregnancy, the joey crawls into its mother’s pouch.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

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