procrastinated

past tense of procrastinate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinated
Verb
  • The Milwaukee Police Association and the city have sparred over pay raises and back pay in the contract that would cover 2023 to the end of 2025, but the negotiations have stalled repeatedly for reasons beyond the pay disputes.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Former Hurricane Lorena brings heavy rainfall Elsewhere in the Pacific, the remnants of what had been Hurricane Lorena were stalled about 170 miles off the coast of Baja California Sur as a remnant low-pressure area, driving heavy rainfall and a risk of life-threatening flash flooding.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Justice Department in its June 2024 report on problems with policing in Phoenix found that police delayed medical assistance to people who appeared to be incapacitated as a result of the use of force by officers and used unreasonable force on people who had already been wounded by officers.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Owner Sam Sandrin said the opening was delayed due to a plumber misrepresenting that they were licensed.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His life was going nowhere, until his brother Scott dragged him off the couch and convinced Dean to sign up with his acting coach, Bill Esper.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Mitchell was then dragged outside to the valet area, and a female Hyatt employee grabbed a broomstick and struck Mitchell with it.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Procrastinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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