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
Wenyu’s scores slouched down the rankings.
—Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Those featured a pointed toe and slouched calf-height shaft, contrasting with the structured knee-high approach of the Tory Burch style.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Wenyu’s scores slouched down the rankings.
—Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Those featured a pointed toe and slouched calf-height shaft, contrasting with the structured knee-high approach of the Tory Burch style.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouched
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However, that advice changed after recent attacks – including two in 2023, when a 10-year-old boy was dragged underwater by a dingo before his sister stepped in, and when a woman was attacked despite running into the surf to escape four dingoes.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Cops say that after being struck by Griffiths, Underwood was run over and dragged for more than two blocks by a black-and-gray sedan.—
Nicholas Williams,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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During rush hour, drivers crawled along at an average speed of just under 19 miles per hour.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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But that was well over a year ago, and the procurement process has crawled ever since.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An owner of the Signature Room shuffled its assets around to avoid paying workers who were abruptly laid off when the iconic restaurant and lounge shuttered in 2023, a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court this week alleges.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, dynamic pricing has quietly crept into far more areas of our daily lives than ticketing.—
David Carlucci,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Even searches for ethnic slurs hurled at Danish people — language that has historically crept into the American lexicon to dehumanize wartime enemies — come up thin.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
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During the winter storm, the department’s official X account went viral for a series of self-aware, tongue-in-cheek posts that poked fun at drivers, the weather and even the officers themselves.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hadn’t poked my nose in anywhere, hadn’t seen anything, and just really enjoyed watching the film.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Slouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouched. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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