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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
Rick Rojas, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Last May, a break in a 32-inch water main in downtown Atlanta brought the city to crawl and triggered boil water advisories across the Georgia capital.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Gil MacIas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Cost: Tickets for events leading up to the bar crawl start at $20 and $30 the day of.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Image For the search team, Scrim’s second escape meant more tips to check out and more crawling under houses.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Last May, a break in a 32-inch water main in downtown Atlanta brought the city to crawl and triggered boil water advisories across the Georgia capital.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
Along the way, our contestants will receive visits from friends of the fluffy, furry, and feathery kind, who will hop, crawl, or fly in for live appearances over the course of the season.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Cost: Tickets for events leading up to the bar crawl start at $20 and $30 the day of.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawl
Verb
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Distractions creep in, and setbacks sap your motivation.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the jail population has steadily crept upward since plunging below 4,000 for a short period during the early months of the COVID pandemic.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But the 2013 peace process soon collapsed as tensions reignited, dragging Turkey and the PKK back into a bloody war and ending a two-year ceasefire.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The most illuminated of them, hatless and dragging, is followed by a marginally more active figure, the only one to acknowledge the viewer’s presence.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The opening of the jail had been delayed, the red carpet stored away, the prisoners' transfers into this facility put on hold.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump said the tariffs would be delayed until the spring in part to give automakers time to move their operations to America.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Of course, on this sunny Sunday about a month ago, there was no flying gravel, no bursting tires or broken axles, and certainly nobody exceeding the 30 mph speed limit.—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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The pipeline bursting is the latest painful incident in a city with a long history of infrastructure problems.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Since the flight that crash landed in Toronto on Monday originated in the U.S., one of my colleagues wanted to know how much of a part the Federal Aviation Administration and the rest of the U.S. air traffic and safety system played in the incident.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Noting that overall exhibitors seemed happy with traffic, Schmoll said the season was defined by geopolitical uncertainty following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of 10 percent tariffs on all Chinese imports.—
Ellen Groves,
WWD,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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More than its luxurious beat and that ad-jingle hook that snakes through its first half, the song features Drake sounding playful, which has become an increasingly rare occurrence in his catalog.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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The floral sundress features orange and yellow bouquets, with snaking skyward straps that stand to attention all by themselves—sans wind—and a jaunty hem.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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First, Murray poked fun at how there has only been one Black anchor of the segment: Michael Che, who has had the role alongside Jost since 2014.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Doctor Who star poked fun at Trump during his remarks, earning loud applause from an audience packed with Hollywood stars.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, healthcare costs are climbing, inflation lingers above pre-pandemic levels, and despite some dips, over longer periods of time, life expectancy continues to rise.—
Mike Vietri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Conclave’s journey mirrored the plot of the film: The papal drama lingered quietly in the background as other contenders got tarred by one scandal or another, then came on late by winning at BAFTA and SAG.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawl. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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