as in slug
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
go and tell the snails in the back to hurry up
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as in to drag
to move slowly
the highway construction work created a bottleneck that had cars snailing for the next five miles
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Recent Examples of snail
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
If the rooster isn’t your speed there’s other options available including a cow, fish, snail, and more.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 June 2020
Cathy Jordan may die as this snails its way through the system.
—Dara Kam, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 July 2018
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Noun
As the tiny plants emerge, keep a sharp eye out for birds, gophers, snails and slugs who might find the seedlings tasty, Shepherd said.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
If the rooster isn’t your speed there’s other options available including a cow, fish, snail, and more.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Davison and the scientists bred the lefty snails together, and over three years, nearly 15,000 eggs were hatched from four generations of snails, including Jeremy.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 June 2020
Cathy Jordan may die as this snails its way through the system.
—Dara Kam, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail
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But for a scientific team who found a remarkable creature, literally beyond the depths of where conventional slugs dwell, the line becomes quite a compliment.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Slimy slugs and snails are thriving in Los Angeles, California and appear to prefer urban life.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Business Beverly Hills is dragging its heels on a development with affordable apartments.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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While the Republican effort has failed so far, additional court challenges could drag the legal fight out while votes are being counted.Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Spooky fun party with crafts, story time, pumpkin science and creepy crawlers.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
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The crawler is the culmination of years of invention, testing and tweaking.Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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Access is easy without the need for ladders (rooftop tents) or crawling (traditional ground tents).Fergus Scholes, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Don’t wait for slowpokes to join in; follow your heart and make your dreams come true.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
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That said, not everyone agrees that letting the slowpokes who fumble with their bags in the overhead bins off first is more polite.NerdWallet, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Asian Americans saw their unemployment rate creep lower to 3.9% from 4.1%.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Since then, online recommendations have crept ever further into the media ecosystem.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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The main laggards were Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co., each declining around 8%.Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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The time to act is now, as the gap between digital leaders and laggards continues to widen.Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Snail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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