as in slugs
a lazy person
he's always so busy that he would make anyone look like a slugabed by comparison
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Noun
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Leafy greens like head and leaf lettuce, spinach, and kale typically have very few pests aside from slugs early in the growing season and require very little input beyond abundant water and nitrogen.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Sometimes, slugs would slime their way from behind the baseboards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Low-cost drones signal new strategy For the first time, US Central Command used one-way attack drones modeled after Iran’s Shahed drones.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Iranian missiles and drones have targeted Israel and several countries across the region which host US military bases – including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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The tube will then act as a protective barrier over seeds, preventing common garden pests like snails and slugs from reaching them.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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But now, as non-native species of apple snails disappear, the endangered Everglades bird, the snail kite, is paying the price.—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Slugabeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugabeds. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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