as in idled
to pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid doing work
Because of his frequent absences, his boss suspected he was malingering.
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Verb
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The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026 -
In fact, Airbus was collecting orders and making deliveries while Boeing idled due to the bans and delays imposed by the CAAC.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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That crash really messed me up.—
Michael Hollett,
SPIN,
14 June 2026
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This mash-up is not a dish to be messed with.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Don’t be fooled by its plentiful packing space; the Cuyana style is still (somehow) compact and easy to tuck under your seat or in an overhead compartment.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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Don't be fooled As a result, kittenfishing, even when well-intentioned, rarely ever ends in happily ever after.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Lastly, the Angels played the video deposition of Eric Smith, a former Arizona Diamondbacks farmhand.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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The two albums were released on the same day back in January 2005, and each album will be played in full at each date.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
8 Dec. 2025
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The late Luke Perry only appeared on one episode of Criminal Minds, but his character’s presence lingered long after he was gone.—
Rachel LaBonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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In the compound, the influence of the Tates’ father lingered.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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With closing arguments looming on Tuesday, Karmelo Anthony's defense rested without calling him to testify — a move that came as legal analysts questioned whether his self-defense claim will persuade jurors.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The research didn’t take a detailed look at the kind of resistance training people were doing or at questions such as how intense the training was or how long the participants rested between sets or movements.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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The Rockies were Maxed out and bummed out in Toronto on Tuesday night.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Malingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malingered. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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