as in slug
a lazy person
he's always so busy that he would make anyone look like a slugabed by comparison
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Noun
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Place a piece of 6 x 6-inch piece of cardboard or thin plywood on the garden surface to attract slugs, then check under it every morning.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Except this time Boyd witnessed Chapman slug the fastball 400 feet to left-center field for a two-run home run.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So far in September, Russian forces conducted two major airstrikes of 500 airborne weapons, with 2,147 drones dispatched in total.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 31 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 15 over the Black Sea, two over Crimea and two over Krasnodar Krai, the Black Sea region in which Sochi is located.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bayous have become a popular breeding ground for intimidating apple snails from South America, which can reach 6 inches in width.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The snail is two years old and the millipede is only a few months old.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Long-form reading then becomes as hard as pushups for a couch potato.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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Time and again over the past two decades, one-time couch potatoes have moved quickly to systems that deliver their video favorites in more convenient fashion.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Slugabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugabed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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