procrastinator

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Recent Examples of procrastinator So, consider this the procrastinator's ultimate gift guide. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025 That's the price of being a procrastinator. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 That’s the price of being a procrastinator. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinator
Noun
  • Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
  • Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Noun
  • Granted, Hernandez is no slouch in the education department.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The unique patchwork design comes together to create a wavy, flame-like pattern up that goes up the shaft of the boot, which fits snuggly around the leg but slouches slightly around the top.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Eschewing any extra volume, the shoes hugged her feet, almost like a slim loafer.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Throw on a pair of loafers and a brooch for good measure.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.
    Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
  • Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
    Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023

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“Procrastinator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinator. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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