as in slugs
a lazy person
he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up
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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 -
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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At least three of the drones were shot down, Warsaw said, with Polish F-16 and Dutch F-35 fighter jets scrambled to respond.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just as Riyadh turned to Beijing for ballistic missiles that no Western country would sell it, many GCC states did the same when China agreed to sell armed drones when the United States wouldn’t.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That includes September’s Aloha Festivals, celebrating Hawaiian traditions, and the annual Kāhuli Festival at the Bishop Museum in October, a unique family-friendly event spotlighting the vital role of Hawaiian land snails in preserving biodiversity.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Now the company has hundreds of preorders from customers looking to use the machines for various applications, including assembling electronics and even processing snails to be shipped to France for escargot, reported Tech Crunch.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The stretchy pants can be worn lounging, but they can also easily be dressed up for fall festivities with loafers and a blazer or cardigan.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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For shoes that complete any work outfit, opt for classic loafers, a shoe that Dakota Johnson, Jane Fonda, and other celebs have stepped out in recently.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Deadbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadbeats. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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