as in dragged
to move slowly
slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral
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Recent Examples of slouched
Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Bichette, the bat taken out of his hand, slouched back to the bench.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Bichette, the bat taken out of his hand, slouched back to the bench.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouched
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As biologists began to accept that the smallest of the whales had perished, the rescue work dragged past its second week.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Americas slipped 2%, dragged by softer performance in department stores.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The van’s driver then crawled out of his vehicle’s window, crossed over a median and was instantly struck by a car speeding in the opposite direction, which was broadcast by the news helicopter following the chase.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And after Paulsen’s five seasons in Washington, several of those Shanahan-tree coaches indeed shuffled Paulsen from building to building, staff to staff.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Backpacks borne and carry-ons in tow, travelers at Miami International Airport shuffled through serpentine security lines on Friday.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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For many parts of the country, the average date of the first fall frost has passed, and the chill of autumn nights has already crept in, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pain crept into the set of his mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lovato poked fun at herself, dressing as a meme from 2014.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Marcus poked out his bottom lip, but no whining this time.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Slouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouched. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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