as in slug
a lazy person
is no slouch when it comes to cooking
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Recent Examples of slouch
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was no slouch as a professional basketball player.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The soft ribbed cuffs add a subtle classic style and prevent the socks from slouching too far.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Still, Vikander is no slouch, giving a heartbreaking performance as the wife (and fellow painter) who never falters in being there for her spouse.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was no slouch as a professional basketball player.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
On Monday morning, after years of working odd jobs including as a bug exterminator on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Gary Gene Ramirez, age 77, slouched in a San Jose courtroom, his grey hair pulled into a ponytail, and in a barely audible voice pleaded no contest to first degree murder.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The soft ribbed cuffs add a subtle classic style and prevent the socks from slouching too far.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouch
Noun
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Bristly rose slug The bristly rose slug is the most common rose slug in California and is the larva of a sawfly.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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The slugs are attracted to the yeasty odor and drown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The average is dragged lower by the three most recent economic contractions, which were all atypical.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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How to Train Your Dragon is currently set to arrive in theaters on June 13, 2025, so the wait won’t drag on for too long.—
Michael Savio,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ukrainian special forces and the intelligence directorate in Kyiv were watching with at least one surveillance drone.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Vandenberg security forces used detection systems at the base to track the drone to a park close to 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away, where law enforcement found Zhou attempting to hide the drone in his jacket, a court affidavit states.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Senators from both sides of the aisle are reigniting efforts to crawl back technology companies’ legal immunities with hopes bipartisan support in Congress could push the bill across the finish line this session and gain the backing of President Trump.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Verb
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This creeping groundcover thrives in dappled shade and is a good choice for the front of a perennial border or growing between trees and shrubs in a woodland garden.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, temperatures will creep above normal into the weekend and early next week.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Keep scrolling to shop more cropped jackets, breezy skirts, tote bags, and slingback loafers inspired by Naomi Watts now.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Keep things relatively fitted and simple up top, like with a T-shirt or a lightweight cardigan; ground your look with chunky loafers, which are some of the best shoes to wear with wide-leg pants.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Slouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouch. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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