as in to bum
to spend time doing nothing
the kind of sultry August afternoon that makes you just want to loaf
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Recent Examples of loaf
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Days here can start with a character breakfast and a five-minute motor coach ride to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot; or can just as easily be filled loafing around the resort’s own 18-hole golf course, spa, and five-acre water park with slides, a splash zone, lazy river, and an adults-only pool.
—Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
For those not familiar, Valjean was sent to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s child.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Matthes, an ecologist who works with Friends of the Koala, grew up naming the koalas that loafed around in her backyard.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Days here can start with a character breakfast and a five-minute motor coach ride to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot; or can just as easily be filled loafing around the resort’s own 18-hole golf course, spa, and five-acre water park with slides, a splash zone, lazy river, and an adults-only pool.
—Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023
Noun
Considering loaves of bread are usually fairly large, this can be a considerable problem, especially in one-person households.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
For those not familiar, Valjean was sent to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s child.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaf
Verb
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Fans were still bummed that he was reassigned to minor-league camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
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For more on Nintendo Switch 2, check out our Switch 2 game wishlist and learn why we’ll be bummed if Switch 2 lacks these features.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Police also collected large bloody rocks that authorities said were used to smash her skull.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The skull shape also shows how an animal moves its mouth, providing yet another clue to eating habits.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Always ensure your criticisms rest on solid research and offer constructive paths forward.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Choosing to rest or reflect (ME), or offer thoughtful feedback to a colleague (WE), changes your impact without extending your workday.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Social engagement mitigates cognitive decline and enhances gray matter in the brain.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The team found that just one to two units of alcohol a day reduced overall brain volume and gray matter volumes across a number of areas, and microstructures in the white matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The plan also includes an education center and a café and lounge open to the street.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Now the steps have planters with juniper bushes on top for aesthetics — and to keep fans from lounging there.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gabriel has long funneled his capacious intellect and empathy into music.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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His omnivorous intellect went from one topic to another, exploring them in minute detail.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Making the choice to be social is especially difficult at the end of an exhausting day when your impulse may be to veg out on the couch.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
19 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Trump earlier this year shut off U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing for nearly two weeks in the wake of an explosive Oval Office spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was arguing Putin was a deceptive negotiating partner.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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In October 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a declassified report on the intelligence community's views on the origin conundrum, which also leaned toward a natural spillover, but represented divided views.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Loaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaf. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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