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as in crept
to move slowly with the body close to the ground
the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another
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as in dragged
to move slowly
the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled
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as in delayed
to move or act slowly
the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl
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Recent Examples of crawled
One roach crawled on the floor by the prep table.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The number has crawled upwards in the years after 2020, according to the data from the WSC and IMO.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Rumor had it that Chickenbone Lake crawled with northern pike and big walleyes.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
The second victim crawled through a quarter-mile of park terrain, crying for help until neighbors called 911.
—Jessica James, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
As the morning crawled on and temperatures rose to the high 80s, several more sage-green Humvees filled with soldiers pulled up to join the four already parked at the corners of the station’s outside plaza.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Insects crawled through clinical areas, and staff food was stored alongside medical supplies.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The number has crawled upwards in the years after 2020, according to the data from the WSC and IMO.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Rumor had it that Chickenbone Lake crawled with northern pike and big walleyes.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
The second victim crawled through a quarter-mile of park terrain, crying for help until neighbors called 911.
—Jessica James, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
As the morning crawled on and temperatures rose to the high 80s, several more sage-green Humvees filled with soldiers pulled up to join the four already parked at the corners of the station’s outside plaza.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawled
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Chicago's wild card lead over the San Diego Padres has crept down to just two games with a little under three weeks remaining in the season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ten other airlines delayed between one and 19 flights.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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The San Diego City Council voted 6-2 Monday to begin charging parking fees in Balboa Park for the first time, but council members delayed the start date by several months and granted many park users some major concessions.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia shares slid about 2% before the bell.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Under the guise of trying to help Erik, a former girlfriend slid back into his life, and in the process, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from him.—
ForbesTV,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Kraken shuffled their front office, but didn’t change direction.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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The same cautious and concerned mood that overshadowed the start of the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 denim season in April lingered through to its final event.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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But inside, the pain of tumbling from first to 19th lingered.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the beginning of a tumultuous time, the air at our rally buzzed with community.—
Padma Balaji,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lines snaked around every outside court, contrasting sharply with the ones only in use for practice, sparsely and quietly populated with players honing their skills for the bigger stages.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of energized voters snaked around Union Square on Sunday afternoon, as New Yorkers sought one of the limited Zohran Mamdani Scavenger Hunt cards at the first clue stop.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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