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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl
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Recent Examples of crawl
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Milgrim tried to crawl away from Rodriguez, the affidavit says.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Last month, trade with China, one of America’s largest trading partners, slowed to a crawl after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Verb
On SnapChat, there was a custom snap lens leveraging AR technology allowing fans to have Stitch crawl on their head and shoulders while wearing a lei, sunglasses, etc.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Milgrim tried to crawl away from Rodriguez, the affidavit says.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Noun
Among the many factors that have slowed production in Los Angeles to a crawl are some of the hoops filmmakers have to jump through to get a movie made in the city or state.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Last month, trade with China, one of America’s largest trading partners, slowed to a crawl after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawl
Verb
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For years, the Birch Glacier has been creeping down the mountainside, pressured by shifting debris near the summit.—
Dave Graham,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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Despite this, his ownership didn’t creep over the 10 per cent mark until the period around Newcastle’s Double Gameweek 32, with his brace against Leicester City in Gameweek 31 a particular highlight for my season, providing my biggest rank jump of the run-in.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Over the Great Plains, the high-level flow of winds has been pushing the smoke south, and shifting upper-level winds from the west will drag the smoke over the eastern states, according to The Weather Channel.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The phone call between Trump and Putin came as the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3.5 years, shows no signs of abating despite mounting pressure for a diplomatic breakthrough.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Since his sentencing 37 years ago, Menzies' attorneys have filed multiple appeals that delayed his death sentence, which had been scheduled at least twice before it was postponed.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Last year, the NFL reported a 20,000% increase in unauthorized drone activity over games between 2017 and 2023, some of which delayed games.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Broadcast integrations included Stitch bursting onto the sets of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and SportsCenter.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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The appendix can burst within 24 hours or less of symptoms starting.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Heavy rain prompts traffic advisory on eastbound K-10 in Olathe Authorities issue traffic alert for dangerous driving conditions amid heavy rain on K-10, from South Cedar Creek Parkway to South Woodland Street.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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The light will slow traffic and allow for better pedestrian mobility.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The time-lapse video shows a plasmoid snaking across the sun at almost 62 miles (100 kilometers) per second.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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It’s carved from a snaking mulberry branch and adorned with microchips, with a C.P.U. fan and a small desk clock embedded in the smoothly polished wood near its head.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
Verb
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That victory put O’Malley back in the rankings. O’Malley’s next bout ended in a no contest, when an eye poke in the second round left Pedro Munhoz unable to continue.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev poked fun at the explosive war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, offering to mediate peace between the two political allies.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Verb
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That’s because there will be periods of heavy rain and a mass of lingering unstable and humid air swirling about South Florida.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The finish is long and sweet, with lingering notes of peat smoke, honey, vanilla, and a hint of oak spice.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawl. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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