as in relaxed
to spend time doing things that do not require much thought or effort; to be very lazy or inactive
I just spent the weekend vegetating at home. I'm worried that after I retire I'll just sit at home, watch TV, and vegetate.
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Recent Examples of vegetated
We were parked alongside a remote and heavily vegetated waterway called Furlong Creek, which was the site of another one of Johnson’s experiments.
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Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Contrary to the arid badlands of Ledi-Geraru today, millions of years ago, the area was a lush, vegetated landscape with rivers and shallow lakes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Contrary to the arid badlands of Ledi-Geraru today, millions of years ago, the area was a lush, vegetated landscape with rivers and shallow lakes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetated
Verb
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This is the private person who needs to be relaxed and fully present with the people who matter most.—
Jason BARNARD,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lamb, on vacation in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, relaxed on the porch of a cabin and talked with a neighbor who sat on the next-door porch.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lane’s defense rested at trial without presenting any witnesses.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Few experiences rival the calm satisfaction of falling asleep easily and waking up feeling fully rested.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Serve chilled over ice and enjoy!—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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Once cooled, the pie needs to be chilled in order to set.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And in Michigan, Cliffs owns and operates the Tilden Mine near Ishpeming and the adjacent Empire Mine, which has been idled since 2016.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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In practice, though, the production rate fell well below the ceiling last year as the company contended with investigations and a machinists’ strike that idled factories for almost eight weeks.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Vegetated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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