as in lounged
to spend time doing nothing
the kind of sultry August afternoon that makes you just want to loaf
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In additional images, Alba lounged by the seashore in two different styles of leopard print bikini.—
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
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Patrons lounged in a smoky daze; men wearing fedoras played mah-jongg.—
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The scene around them was picturesque — horses strolled in the distance, the sky bore a bright blue.—
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Paige Bueckers strolled into Unrivaled carrying the kind of aura that usually bends the room before a player ever steps on the floor.—
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In April, Riyadh and its partners stunned crude traders by rapidly restarting production idled since 2023 despite signs that world markets were comfortably supplied.—
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The factory idled operations there in 2023 and 2024.—
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England only played one warm-up match before the series, against an England Lions team, while McCullum’s attack-minded philosophy has also been questioned amid a number of hapless dismissals during the series.—
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After coming out of the game briefly three times in the first half, which ended with Boise State trailing 50-29, Meadow played all 20 minutes of the second half and the entirety of the three five-minute OT periods.—
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After dough has rested, roll into balls and arrange on baking sheet.—
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Philadelphia, who rested their starters in the regular season finale last week against Washington, only has three players on the injury report leading into the game.—
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Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.—
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Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.—
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Fava snuffled and dawdled and took her own sweet time up the sidewalk.—
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Temperatures rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, air conditioners droned, and power cuts followed.—
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“Loafed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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