as in relaxes
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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Pete Davidson relaxes backstage before taking to the carpet for CinemaCon to promote his upcoming film How to Rob a Bank in Las Vegas on April 15.—
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Our method relaxes that constraint, allowing scientists to explore materials that were not practical before.—
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And the profession’s appeal rests on a tension that The Pitt doesn’t shy away from.—
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Fortune,
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Luna decided the market should set itself apart by selling everything visitors would not expect from a store whose entire brand rests on its AI constitution.—
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As your car idles, warm air blown from the top of your dashboard will melt the ice on the outside of the windshield.—
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Southern Living,
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Security camera footage shows a black vehicle park in front of Café Bernardo, a restaurant, and idles for about two minutes.—
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CBS News,
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“Vegetates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetates. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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