as in slackers
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
even before we weighed anchor, the captain forcefully served notice that there would be no shirkers on his ship
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Noun
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Mattress slackers do have an excuse, however, since some of the newer mattress-in-a-box brands aren't designed to flip.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Boomers saw Gen Xers, that’s me, as cynical slackers.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Shamim Mafi is charged in a federal complaint with brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Iran rebuilds stockpile of missiles and drones A senior Iranian military official said Iran has begun rebuilding its stockpile of weapons and munitions as the two-week ceasefire nears to expire, state media reported.—
Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen,Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cutworms, slugs, and snails are among the creatures that could be deterred.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
15 Apr. 2026
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In dense plantings, marigolds can also attract spider mites, slugs and aphids.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Shirkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirkers. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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