as in slug
a lazy person
he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up
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Recent Examples of deadbeat
More troubling was being lumped in with Trump’s growing list of deadbeats, criminals and other miscreants.
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Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
This one has Skarsgård as Eddie, a deadbeat but well-meaning dad to Sarah (Ashley Cartwright) and petty thief whose attempt to steal a luxury SUV turns into disaster because its unseen psycho vigilante owner named William (Anthony Hopkins) has rigged it so bad things happen.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
What if Rick’s dad was just a deadbeat who didn’t feel like leaving the boat party?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
What if Rick’s dad was just a deadbeat who didn’t feel like leaving the boat party?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
This one has Skarsgård as Eddie, a deadbeat but well-meaning dad to Sarah (Ashley Cartwright) and petty thief whose attempt to steal a luxury SUV turns into disaster because its unseen psycho vigilante owner named William (Anthony Hopkins) has rigged it so bad things happen.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
What if Rick’s dad was just a deadbeat who didn’t feel like leaving the boat party?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
What if Rick’s dad was just a deadbeat who didn’t feel like leaving the boat party?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadbeat
Noun
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Other than the small slug of stock each of the venture firms sold at $33, the rest of their holdings are subject to a lock-up period, meaning all of the current value is currently just on paper.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Anthony Santander remains weeks away from hitting due to an early-season shoulder injury, and Toronto could target a rental power hitter to replace his switch-hitting slug.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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The Kremlin’s aerial attacks on Ukrainian population centers have ramped up sharply this year, leaning heavily on cheap-to-manufacture drone swarms that are intended to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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On most of SpaceX's missions, Falcon 9 boosters land on the company's offshore drone ships hundreds of miles downrange from the launch site.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Or that key medicines have come from ocean discoveries, like a painkiller found in a sea snail?—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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Installed around the exterior of planters or raised beds, thick copper tape is used to keep slugs and snails from crawling in.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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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Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Romantic Hill House’s romantic shirt dress style pairs well with masculine loafers and an elegant raffia tote.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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In another photo, Magic and Cookie smile for the camera, with the basketball icon donning slacks and loafers and his wife wearing a sleeveless Prada dress.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Deadbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadbeat. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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