vegetating 1 of 2

present participle of vegetate

vegetating

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetating
Verb
  • Despite its size, though, the town packs a big punch with things to do and explore, and is an ideal spot for a relaxing mountain weekend away from it all.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers have found that curcumin—the primary compound found in turmeric—has potent anti-inflammatory properties that can help regulate blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An opportunity to wake a dormant gift.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Macy’s building sat dormant for over a decade.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Thomas dove in and swam with Malibu, popping up simultaneously from the water and resting their extremities — his arms, her fins — on the edge of the pool.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s some idle speculation in the films about where the Xenomorphs sit on the evolutionary ladder, and nearly every Alien story at some point deals with the question of whether synthetic creations care about their makers.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The display can smartly scale down to 1Hz when idle and now comes with a new anti-reflective coating.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Understand the difference between roosts, feeds, and loafing spots.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Throughout most of modern history, it was thought that prudent government debt management involved bringing down the ratio of debt to GDP during quiescent periods of growth in order to store fiscal ammunition for the next crisis.
    Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Khanna is one of a number of progressive congressional Democrats encouraged by the party to appear in red-district town halls in an attempt to rebut impressions that the party is quiescent in the face of Trump’s onslaught.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • And poor, engine‑damaging quality or not, the ersatz aviation fuel had to work only once to get a kamikaze plane up and away to hit one of the enemy warships now lazing about in the offing around the Home Islands, often close enough to be spotted from shore with the naked eye.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • It is often characterized as a unproductive fixation on an idealized past, one that prevents people from living in the present and planning for the future.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Houston currently leads the division but continues a major tailspin, particularly with an unproductive offense.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Vegetating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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