as in absent
not present at a mandatory time and place
Her son was suspended after being truant from school a number of times.
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Recent Examples of truant
Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Bowser’s bill also includes a provision that would send truant younger students to the Department of Human Services for social services, rather than the city’s Child and Family Services Agency.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Byron Pitts, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
In Los Angeles, school superintendent Alberto Carvalho has gone door to door; in Alabama, signs stressing the importance of attendance are displayed on front lawns; in Philadelphia, local programs have been established that send out text messages to potentially truant youths' parents.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
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Adjective
Critics have faulted her, though, for working in court to uphold California’s death penalty, despite her personal opposition, and for her threats to jail parents of chronically truant schoolchildren.
—Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Bowser’s bill also includes a provision that would send truant younger students to the Department of Human Services for social services, rather than the city’s Child and Family Services Agency.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Verb
The program helps truant students get back on track.
—Byron Pitts, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
In Los Angeles, school superintendent Alberto Carvalho has gone door to door; in Alabama, signs stressing the importance of attendance are displayed on front lawns; in Philadelphia, local programs have been established that send out text messages to potentially truant youths' parents.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truant
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In his recent songs and music videos, Galaxy Gas tanks and any mention of whippets have been noticeably absent.Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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However, Swift has also been noticeably absent for Kelce's away games as security concerns linger for the singer.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Plus, the company furloughed 82 employees last week, and also idled its Oklahoma factory – where it's believed to have produced only a small number of vehicles for fleet customers.New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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Did Phoebe get bummed out again because they were thrown out a second time?Bob Sassone, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Usher, Coming Home This is Usher’s best album since 2004’s Confessions, and I’m bummed that more people haven’t listened to it.Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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The commission’s 1,600 employees were furloughed and spent the next day recovering from shutdown preparations.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Most workers at science agencies like National Institutes of Health would also be furloughed.Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Spurs dawdled during negotiations and, in the end, Slot stayed with the Dutch club for another season before joining Liverpool.Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Once again, the Packers — who still had two timeouts — diddled and dawdled and didn’t run another play until there were just 16 seconds left in the half.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Getty The best things to do in Lake Annecy There are more than enough opportunities to laze about with coffee and pain au chocolat, meander through Old Town Annecy’s labyrinth streets (especially during its spectacular Christmas Market season), or unwind at several spas.Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tables are still available at restaurants hosting Thanksgiving feasts across the city, but why not stay home, enjoy your rent, and laze around in your coziest sweatpants on Thursday, November 28 when the feast can come to you.Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The most pivotal moment of the first half was Reid’s interception in the end zone, a pre-snap coverage tactic that fooled Wilson and receiver George Pickens as the Chiefs presented a double-team look on Pickens.Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Automotive Monster 4x4 camper van is a go-anywhere work and camp machine October 14, 2024 Don't let its bright stripes fool you – the Iveco Daily Switch 4x4 was the meanest camper van at the year's largest RV Show.New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Truant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truant. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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