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as in slugs
a lazy person
those drones just lie around while we do all the work
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as in laborers
a person who does very hard or dull work
after lunch my fellow drones and I shuffle back to our cubicles
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as in hums
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
heard the drone of an airplane overhead
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as in buzzes
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
the sound of droning bees all around us
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as in lounges
to spend time doing nothing
instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents
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Recent Examples of drones
Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
The show included the public debut of China’s J-35A stealth fighter, while a two-seat mockup of its J-20 stealth fighter, advanced helicopters, stealthy drones and missile defense systems also caught the spotlight.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Along with a team of researchers, Hassanalian uses taxidermied waterfowl to create drones that not only look like real birds, but also mimic natural flight.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Russia fired an unprecedented 145 drones against Ukraine.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Police also asked the public to avoid using drones in the area and to stay away from the area.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
As Russia launched drones at Odesa, Russian regional governors said Sunday that Ukraine also set several nonresidential buildings on fire with overnight attacks of its own on Russia's Kaluga and Bryansk regions, between Moscow and Ukraine's northern border.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Russia and Ukraine have both turned cheap commercial drones into deadly weapons, ramping up their own production while also seeking new ways to destroy them.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Christa Lawler / Star Tribune via AP Officers made entry with drones and found two more victims, 45-year-old Kathryn Nephew and her son, 7-year-old Oliver Nephew, also dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Yes the drones pass over and this is their wind.
—Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
The show included the public debut of China’s J-35A stealth fighter, while a two-seat mockup of its J-20 stealth fighter, advanced helicopters, stealthy drones and missile defense systems also caught the spotlight.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Along with a team of researchers, Hassanalian uses taxidermied waterfowl to create drones that not only look like real birds, but also mimic natural flight.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Russia fired an unprecedented 145 drones against Ukraine.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Police also asked the public to avoid using drones in the area and to stay away from the area.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
As Russia launched drones at Odesa, Russian regional governors said Sunday that Ukraine also set several nonresidential buildings on fire with overnight attacks of its own on Russia's Kaluga and Bryansk regions, between Moscow and Ukraine's northern border.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Russia and Ukraine have both turned cheap commercial drones into deadly weapons, ramping up their own production while also seeking new ways to destroy them.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Christa Lawler / Star Tribune via AP Officers made entry with drones and found two more victims, 45-year-old Kathryn Nephew and her son, 7-year-old Oliver Nephew, also dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Drones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drones. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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