procrastinator

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Recent Examples of procrastinator So, consider this the procrastinator's ultimate gift guide. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025 That's the price of being a procrastinator. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 That’s the price of being a procrastinator. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinator
Noun
  • Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
  • Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Noun
  • His fellow starter, Grant Govel, has been no slouch either.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But the city is no slouch in the arts department, with galleries, literary festivals, and a First Friday and Second Saturday art walk every month.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Ballet flats bring a certain softness, while a brown loafer provides an often necessary weight and balance.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2026
  • To channel the look, pair a bucket hat with a slouchy polo tee and loafers—bright red trousers offer the perfect splash of modernity.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.
    Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
  • Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
    Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023

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“Procrastinator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinator. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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