slacked (off)

past tense of slack (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slacked (off)
Verb
  • The business has been neglected for too long.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Government records remained scattered, vulnerable and neglected.
    Elizabeth Call, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Then, someone forgot the rings.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, the stage is dominated by columns with a terra cotta effect, but little else; the world Othello and Iago inhabits seems less drained of color than awaiting it, as if Leon forgot to put it there in the first place.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Slacked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacked%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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