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as in reveled
to completely give (oneself) over to something (such as an emotion)
After being laid off, he spent much of his time wallowing in self-pity. They wallowed in all the indulgences provided by the resort.
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as in shuffled
to roll around in an ungainly manner
We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.
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Recent Examples of wallowed
Actually, these are anything but those same White Sox that wallowed in all that misery the last three years — but rather a team of young, energetic grinders, the product of a near-total roster overhaul by general manager Chris Getz.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
For the first — and perhaps only — time in his Iowa coaching career, Ferentz briefly wallowed in self-pity.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
For the first — and perhaps only — time in his Iowa coaching career, Ferentz briefly wallowed in self-pity.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallowed
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tiny reveled about her husband on her own Instagram.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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Patrons shuffled out of the nearby restaurant into cars.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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Between work, family and everything else on your plate, taking care of yourself often gets shuffled to the bottom of the list.—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
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For more than a quarter-century, fate never indulged us with another KU-MU game in Kansas City (other than the 2017 hurricane relief exhibition) as the series itself went dormant in the wake of Mizzou’s move to the Southeastern Conference.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Besides his administrative duties, Hedren also indulged his interest in history and became one of the leading experts on the Great Sioux War, writing more books on the subject than any other author.—
Patrick Springer,
Twin Cities,
26 Nov. 2025
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Jalen Brunson has 19 points to lead New York, but the Knicks have struggled to avoid fouls on defense and struggled to make foul shots on the other end.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Rushing out onto the beach, George struggled to comprehend what had happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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And after pitching the game of his life to take the Mustangs back to state for the first time since 2019, the senior right-hander basked in a whirlwind of emotions.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Dressed in a black T-shirt, adorned with black sunglasses and an omnipresent smile, the Philadelphia 76ers star big man basked in the glow of the first Game 7 victory of his career.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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Yet voters weren’t swayed by Steyer’s money, seeing the donation as a rational response by a company deeply invested in California to a candidate who at least acknowledges basic energy reality.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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As the opening ceremony began with a flurry of speeches, the bus carrying Team Zambia lurched to a stop by the side of the road in southern Zimbabwe, 200 miles away.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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In a December 2024 crash, a bus lurched onto a sidewalk outside Curley K-8 School in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
8 June 2026
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“Wallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallowed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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