truanted

past tense of truant

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Verb
  • Fernandes Anderson doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not an immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Hudgens also kicked back at the resort’s Essencia Spa and had a seven-course meal at the Muna rooftop restaurant.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But now, several hundred workers who were out over the water, working to get it up and running, have been idled.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Engines idled as people abandoned their vehicles to take videos.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Truanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truanted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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