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Recent Examples of lotus-eater As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion. Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion. Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound. Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lotus-eater
Noun
  • Cone snails are one of the most venomous animals on Earth, with approximately 600-700 species of slugs in existence, according to the Ocean Conservancy (OC).
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • To tell the difference: check plants over carefully for slimy slug trails.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The President has already issued six Executive Orders to modernize defense acquisition, realize American drone dominance and rapidly increase shipbuilding capacity.
    Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • When weather allows, pilots will use drones to drop pingpong-size balls of chemicals to ignite small fires around the perimeter, which helps reinforce fire lines.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Slugs, snails, and even earwigs will often congregate in these damp spots and be much easier to collect.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
  • The snail itself wasn’t found with the shells, but the shell was enough to diagnose the animal, Czaja said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • However, even couch potatoes who began to exercise consistently saw a benefit — a 22% drop in the risk of early death, the study found.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
  • That’s a very different proposition being offered than the one that existed when a couch potato could only see their favorite episodes once or twice a year on the linear schedule.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024

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