idler

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Recent Examples of idler His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant. Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024 Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite. Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023 This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven. Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022 If the flaneur is an active idler, the badaud is a stationary, passive one, ready to stare open-mouthed at any phenomenon that offers novelty or puzzlement. Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022 That these dialogues are a joint project of the WEF and the entitled idler next in line to the British throne is another reminder that democracy is no part of the Davos game. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 29 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idler
Noun
  • Code the shareholders wished out before us like slugs in a... Conversion Karen Solie First impression of a hasty once-over.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And despite being a lefty, Smyly is a reverse-split guy, getting better numbers against righties than lefties — though he’s been strong against both this season, particularly limiting the slug against left-handed hitters.
    Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
Noun
  • The announcement of the aid package also detailed Lithuania's plans to aid Ukraine in the year ahead with air defense, ammunition, drones, anti-drones.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, lego and much more.
    Kimberley Snaith, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Diaz gave the oversized suit trend an all-white spin on Friday, once again shirking heels in favor of square-toed black loafers—which are quickly becoming one of the most popular shoes of 2025.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Piana took umbrage over Viola Milano’s Capri and City loafers, pointing out among other similarities the shoes’ nearly identical white rubber soles.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
  • Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Noun
  • But the wall’s rough texture is expected to encourage animals like coral, crustaceans and snails to attach to it.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • However, predators like sea stars and snails have evolved olfactory receptors specifically tuned to detect these compounds, turning the barnacles’ defensive mechanism into a homing beacon.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.
    Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Republicans consistently slander disability recipients as malingerers and layabouts.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Season 4, Part 1 finale contains one whopper of a revelation: JJ’s deadbeat father, Luke, isn’t his real dad.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2024
  • After a strange meteor crash lands in his backyard and turns his deadbeat father into a brain-eating zombie, Bucky and his friends seize the opportunity to create the ultimate horror flick, starring his undead dad.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

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