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
Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
School attendance officers are required to report students who are habitually truant, or who have missed 10 days of school without an excuse, to juvenile court or the Department of Child Services.
—Nadia Scharf, The Courier-Journal, 1 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
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
School attendance officers are required to report students who are habitually truant, or who have missed 10 days of school without an excuse, to juvenile court or the Department of Child Services.
—Nadia Scharf, The Courier-Journal, 1 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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Tarek's daughter and Heather's stepdaughter Taylor, 14, was absent from the family photos, and Heather was quick to explain why in the caption of the carousel.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Williams was also absent from her show in 2021 and 2022 because of health reasons, Variety reported.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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The contract’s ratification on the eve of Election Day cleared the way for a major U.S. manufacturer and government contractor to restart Pacific Northwest assembly lines that the walkout idled for 53 days.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ford is idling its F-150 Lightning truck plant from mid-November through the end of 2024, the Detroit Press and other outlets reported last month.Bill Koenig, Forbes, 5 Nov. 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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From the Yankees’ point of view, Aaron Judge went from hero to superhero to bum all within five innings.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sorry to bum you out, but that’s not gonna happen anymore.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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The company’s workers have been furloughed as a result of the stoppage, and Boeing has plans in place to begin layoffs before Thanksgiving equal to 10% of its workforce.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ending the stoppage, which has also halted production of Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody planes, would also benefit aerospace suppliers that have been furloughing workers, as well as airlines facing aircraft delivery delays.Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Slot’s focus on possession-dominance is not to say that his team dawdles on the ball.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Ukrainian officials dawdled on implementing U.S.-proposed reforms to increase civilian control of the military, expand professional military education, and clean up the corrupt defense procurement system.Polina Beliakova, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2023
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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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Under the pleasant drip of a fire hydrant, about three dozen goldfish are lazing around in a sidewalk aquarium that doubles as a piece of public art.Matt Stieb, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2024
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The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Truant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truant. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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