GOLDBRICKED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

goldbricked

verb

past tense of goldbrick

as in hung around

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In that out-of-use cooler, two living roaches rather ghoulishly hung around the 17 roach corpses.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Davis had hung around the basketball team, which included moments in the locker room with Miles.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hung around

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In August, Silfab briefly idled production and later furloughed some workers because of production material shortages the company said would last three to four weeks.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Others idled at the edge of the firelight while the red lights of a surveillance blimp blinked over the mountains to the east.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

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I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of bummed

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