as in slugs
a lazy person
tried to wake up the sluggards who were still sleeping at that late hour
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Noun
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Place a piece of 6 x 6-inch piece of cardboard or thin plywood on the garden surface to attract slugs, then check under it every morning.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At least three of the drones were shot down, Warsaw said, with Polish F-16 and Dutch F-35 fighter jets scrambled to respond.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just as Riyadh turned to Beijing for ballistic missiles that no Western country would sell it, many GCC states did the same when China agreed to sell armed drones when the United States wouldn’t.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bayous have become a popular breeding ground for intimidating apple snails from South America, which can reach 6 inches in width.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The subject of snails stemmed from Mercier’s long fascination with history and time — snails like alligators predate back to 500 million years ago with the only thing changing are their sizes.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wear it to the office with wide-leg trousers and platform loafers.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Office alum, 45, sported a dark grey glen plaid suit, with a coordinating vest, a black tie and black patent leather loafers.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sluggards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggards. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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