vegetates

present tense third-person singular of vegetate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetates
Verb
  • The plaintiffs—three current students in Brooklyn yeshivas, their parents, and two former students—ask the courts to strike down a new law that relaxes oversight of nonpublic schools.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Also, closing your mouth a bit relaxes your jaw muscles and gives you more space back there.
    Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Each one rests on a foundation of great ideas that can wrap around your mind like a tentacle and force you to really think about what has frightened you.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The fate of both villages rests in the hands of Pumpkid and Bony Lu, who join forces with a quirky group of friends to save the holidays and reunite their communities.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Challengers, including conservative advocacy groups, argue the law unconstitutionally chills political speech and participation.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Vegetates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetates. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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