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as in hung around
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as in neglected
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slacked (off)
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Holiday’s squad hung around during a rock-fight second quarter that featured 17 total fouls and 12 turnovers, but Boston reestablished control with a 14-4 run that stretched into the second half.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The Whip-Purs hung around, though, before Braden made some big plays to stem the tide.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Southend, like many sports clubs, had neglected its operating side, leading to silos between areas such as ticketing data, fan information and emails.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, Governor Tim Walz said federal agents had neglected to take into custody a non-citizen with a serious criminal record as he was released from a jail outside the metro area.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Taylor Aitken, incoming senior administrator of appropriations committee Lawmakers often forgot one step or another at first in a voting process that already could get complicated quickly by amendments and other special rules.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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One night Jane forgot about a book-club meeting and went out, posting pictures on Instagram.—
Lauren Mechling,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out about the passing of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Slacked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacked%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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