as in couch
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
the kids were stretched out on the lounge watching TV
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as in to relax
to refrain from labor or exertion
the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building
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as in to lazy
to spend time doing nothing
after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around
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Recent Examples of lounge
Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
On display was a lounge seat, rocking chair, and ottoman, all crafted to look like dry pasta noodles.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Spend your days lounging on 16 miles of white-sand beaches or fishing, kayaking, sailing, and surfing.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Several amenities also are offered to residents, including a rooftop pool, sauna, co-working spaces and a resident lounge, along with hotel-level services such as valet parking and food and beverage delivery from Keepers Cocktail Lounge and June Gap Market and Cafe.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
On display was a lounge seat, rocking chair, and ottoman, all crafted to look like dry pasta noodles.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Verb
The dwelling comes complete with multiple spaces to lounge, sit fireside, and dine alfresco.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Spend your days lounging on 16 miles of white-sand beaches or fishing, kayaking, sailing, and surfing.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lounge
Noun
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Junior Suites have significantly more space, with a couch to spread out on or pull out into an additional bed, and two bathrooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Baker sprawled across a leather couch.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Richards, who began relaxing her hair at 13-years-old, echoes this.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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The important thing with knowing the danger is to accept it and relax.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Vilòn Charming Room has a king-sized bed and a velvet sofa for hanging out on or reading your morning newspaper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Very soon, from the sofa behind Adele, loud enough to be heard over Disney, there came a smacking of mouths and saliva.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Eventually, your eyes come to rest on the hotel’s facade—an impressive grid of local stone and wooden louvers that is Urquiola’s ode to the oeuvre of Rationalist architect Giuseppe Terragni.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Some were drawn first to the language and its interna ideo, only to later realize the travel benefits involved; others had learned the language specifically to bum around.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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That means, as some critics of the ban have pointed out, that 18-year-olds will almost certainly bum cigarettes from older friends—the same way younger teens have acquired them since time immemorial.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Park bolts downstairs to the Winter Gala, where his wife is about to take the stage and bask in the glow of her new philanthropy role.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Only one of these companies could reach the Pacific first and bask in all of the publicity to follow.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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At its heart is a housemade falafel patty — vibrantly green and packed with fresh herbs including mint, cilantro and parsley — hand-formed, chilled to set, then deep-fried to a satisfying crisp.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Norm Green kidnaps our former hockey team to Texas, a place where ice is exclusively used to chill Lone Stars.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The sense of just how much there is to do in this part of the world—the length of the scale between lazing and becoming ultra-active—is palpable.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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Instead of setting up a spot on the sand, beachgoers typically pitch their chairs in the shallow clear blue water and laze the day away.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Lounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lounge. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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