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as in plays
to spend time in aimless activity
spent the vacation day just messing around
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as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women
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as in travels
to come or be together as friends
if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them
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The piece flirts with themes of nature—bacchanalian horns, rumbles of summer thunder, floral harp flourishes—but extends past the physical.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Simultaneously, her greener-than-green sous chef Lucia (Barbie Ferreira) — another hire by Andreas — flirts up a storm with their financer and starts testing her new boss’s rapidly diminishing patience.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
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Social media is a bridge that connects me with my patients, humanizing medicine in a way that just wasn’t possible before.Nisha Bunke, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This strategically significant waterway connects crude oil producers in the Middle East with major global markets.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Eligibility for the 2025 Grammys runs from September 16, 2023, through August 30, 2024.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In practice, a timing study of an operation that runs 24/7 might only involve 15 minutes of direct observation where the subject knows they are being watched.Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This new Lizzy joins the long history of Pride and Prejudice’s story and characters being adapted into other formats.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Loyd was incrementally better for Frisco, and joins them for the rest of the season.Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Strong community engagement to share how HSE Schools collaborates with parents, community members, and local organizations.John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, our city collaborates with numerous nonprofits and government agencies to ensure that resources such as drug rehabilitation programs, mental health services, job training and placement services are available for anyone willing to accept help.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Messes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messes%20around. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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