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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
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Police had been searching for the gunman by utilizing diving teams in Central Park, flying helicopters, searching through security cameras in the area, maintaining drones and using dogs.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Crews scoured the lake for weeks using divers, drones, sonar and cadaver K-9s, but never found him, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Crews scoured the lake for weeks using divers, drones, sonar and cadaver K-9s, but never found him, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
In July, South Korea made a similar announcement, saying that the country is ready to start mass-producing a laser weapon that can shoot down drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional defense platforms.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Police had been searching for the gunman by utilizing diving teams in Central Park, flying helicopters, searching through security cameras in the area, maintaining drones and using dogs.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Crews scoured the lake for weeks using divers, drones, sonar and cadaver K-9s, but never found him, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Police had been searching for the gunman by utilizing diving teams in Central Park, flying helicopters, searching through security cameras in the area, maintaining drones and using dogs.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Crews scoured the lake for weeks using divers, drones, sonar and cadaver K-9s, but never found him, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Crews scoured the lake for weeks using divers, drones, sonar and cadaver K-9s, but never found him, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
In July, South Korea made a similar announcement, saying that the country is ready to start mass-producing a laser weapon that can shoot down drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional defense platforms.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Police had been searching for the gunman by utilizing diving teams in Central Park, flying helicopters, searching through security cameras in the area, maintaining drones and using dogs.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drones
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Your phone buzzes with another client message.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Miami always buzzes, but the excitement reaches fever pitch with the arrival of Art Basel in December.Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Only his luggage now rests in a watery grave.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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On the left side, there’s a multifunction button next to the main speaker unit, while on the right, there are power and volume controls and a rubber hatch that hides the USB-C port on the module that rests behind your ear.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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Loose threads that fly about vigorously in the wind decorate almost every garment, the inside lining often pokes out in random places, and cutoff sleeves are repositioned as dress pockets.Denni Hu, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ellen pokes her head out from behind a door as her friends grow impatient.Scottie Andrew, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Drones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drones. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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