procrastinated

past tense of procrastinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinated
Verb
  • Months later, the program is still stalled.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Research shows the gender pay gap has been closing for decades, but progress has nearly stalled since the mid-1990s as wage growth for both men and women has flattened.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Next, a series of lawsuits delayed construction.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.
    Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
    Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One roach crawled on the floor by the prep table.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Procrastinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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