as in slug
a lazy person
is no slouch when it comes to cooking
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Recent Examples of slouch
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Chapman is better defensively, though Alonso is no slouch.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
After starting the year as an agitator, Future conversely does what’s expected of him here, slouching into his legacy without any evident interest in doing much else.
—Gary Suarez, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Peyton Manning, himself no slouch as a showman, announced Belichick would be joining the Monday Night Football altcast during Netflix’s The Roast of Tom Brady.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Chapman is better defensively, though Alonso is no slouch.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Timothée Chalamet slouches through the movie with inquisitive, appraising eyes.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
After starting the year as an agitator, Future conversely does what’s expected of him here, slouching into his legacy without any evident interest in doing much else.
—Gary Suarez, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouch
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But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Or should personal disputes likewise be handled with a ghost gun and a 9mm slug in the back?New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Which, in a way, fits how the movie treats his success story as if the subject is dragging himself from one station of the cross of the next.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
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The cellmate thought the two had settled the argument, but after Van Tine fell asleep, Mehran dragged him from his bunk and beat him unconscious.Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Central Command did not elaborate on how the mix-up occurred, but said the U.S. military earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship rebel cruise missile and that sailors in the past have had just seconds to make decisions about how to respond to Houthi attacks.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yang sang with gusto, before referencing Bethenny Frankel’s posts about the drones.Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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Like many other politicians who once opposed Trump, DeSantis crawled to Mar-a-Lago on hands and knees to beg forgiveness after flaming out against Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ameer Abdullah and Dylan Laube are the next healthy options on the depth chart as the Raiders crawl to the finish line of a horrid 2-11 season.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
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Meanwhile, the Christmas classics are creeping back into the mix as the holidays approach.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Other persistent inflation drivers, such as auto repairs and car insurance, also crept up modestly in November.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Cali Hellerman Debuts Jewelry Line Cali Hellerman, longtime director of operations for the loafer brand Blackstock & Weber and former jewelry designer for renowned names like Lorraine Schwartz and Swarovski, has ventured into a new chapter by launching her own namesake jewelry line.Essence, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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Less directional than fall/winter 2024’s loafer shapes, these allow for experimentation without losing the plot.Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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House Republicans on Thursday shuffled in and out of Speaker Mike Johnson's office as the clock ticked toward the shutdown deadline.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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On the next spread, the characters are shuffled around, and you are asked to once again identify the row your character is in and follow the instructions to a specific page and figure.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Slouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouch. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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