as in slug
a lazy person
a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike
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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.
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Barrett Swanson,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
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Tony Perrottet,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Mar. 2024
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
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Dunlap explains that these pungent compounds deter strawberry-loving garden pests like slugs and aphids while also acting as mild fungicides.
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Watch for Summer Pests Check leaves and leaf axils weekly for mealybugs, aphids, and slugs.
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Pyrotecnico, a national fireworks and drones display business, is in charge of the spectacle.
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As a result, Skywalkers hovers between a sense of constant performance and disarming immediacy — the latter generally during the many vertigo-inducing drone shots of Ivan and Angela’s hair-raising accomplishments.
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Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.
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The game was crawling along at a snail’s pace with a rare boundary here and there.
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Modern technology wants to turn you from a mental muscle builder into a mental couch potato.
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Many one-time couch potatoes no longer watch TV in such fashion, so the outlets looking for new viewers need to use a broader assortment of media opportunities to drive interest.
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.
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“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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