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July 7, 2025

Word of the Day: Procrastinate

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Word of the Day
: July 7, 2025

\pruh-KRASS-tuh-nayt\ verb

What It Means

To procrastinate is to be slow or late about doing something that should be done, or about doing or attending to things in general.

// Tickets to the event are selling swiftly, so don't procrastinate—buy yours today.

// Not one to procrastinate, Harry set to work on the project immediately.

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