as in dragged
to move slowly
slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral
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Recent Examples of slouched
Her wedge of baked Alaska slouched on the plate like a children’s book illustration meant to convey sadness.
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Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Some slouched in couch chairs, trading stories in a game of Dungeons & Dragons.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Bichette, the bat taken out of his hand, slouched back to the bench.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Jeung’s powder-blue style pulled the shape in closer with full front lacing and a darker compact heel, reading more corseted than slouched.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Some slouched in couch chairs, trading stories in a game of Dungeons & Dragons.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Bichette, the bat taken out of his hand, slouched back to the bench.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Jeung’s powder-blue style pulled the shape in closer with full front lacing and a darker compact heel, reading more corseted than slouched.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouched
Verb
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Steep post-earnings slides for key software names dragged the broader sector lower, as investors weighed artificial intelligence's threat to software companies' business models.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The findings from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research show a president who is struggling with unfulfilled promises to tame inflation and testing Americans’ patience with a conflict in the Middle East that has dragged on longer than expected.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The attendant and one of the passengers worked together at prying open the baggage compartment door while the other passenger crawled around the floor, searching in the thick smoke for a cellphone to try to use as a flashlight, according to the statement transcripts.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two roaches crawled on a rice bin.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The midseason trade felt relatively marginal compared to league-wide blockbusters that shuffled James Harden, Darius Garland and Anthony Davis.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Growing up in a military family, Vogel shuffled between the East Coast and Europe every two to three years.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Measles crept into Utah and Arizona in June, with reports trickling into local health departments of patients coming to doctors and saying their children had just recovered from full-body rashes, and parents telling pediatricians that their whole family had just recovered from measles.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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This move would likely mean Denver moves on from Evan Engram; quietly, the organization explored alternatives at tight end through free agency, but the price crept too high.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Kimmel poked fun at the event on his late night show, sharing faux remarks for his own dinner.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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The host also poked fun at the Trumps’ living separately despite being married for 22 years.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouched. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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