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
Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Kena Betancur / Getty Images Gary the snail hitched a ride on SpongeBob SquarePants.
—Claudia Hernández, NBC News, 28 Nov. 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
This luxurious sheet mask is infused with COSRX snail 96 mucin power essence, offering hydration and nourishment.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Kena Betancur / Getty Images Gary the snail hitched a ride on SpongeBob SquarePants.
—Claudia Hernández, NBC News, 28 Nov. 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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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Caissie could provide some left-handed slug, but the Cubs already have five outfielders fighting for playing time.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Bane slides from the wing to the corner, and Morant takes off simultaneously, dragging his man, Fred VanVleet, out of the play and leaving Bane wide open for a corner 3 as Brooks heads to disrupt Wells.Fred Katz, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trump is right to try to end the conflict; a war that drags on indefinitely could eventually turn Ukraine into a failed state.Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Transcription provides crawlers with valuable content to index, potentially improving your search ranking.Beth Worthy, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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An expert is speaking out about the best place to store your luggage in order to avoid bringing creepy crawlers home after home rentals or hotel stays.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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The two girls then left Leutner alone to crawl out of the forest and find help.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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Ohioans may soon lose easy access to public police and jail footage after a controversial provision crept into the outgoing legislature's expansive bill package at the end of the session.Kyler Alvord, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some motorists might be tempted to creep into the middle of the crossroads before the traffic light changes and other cars start moving. Is that legal?Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Some of his fellow officers poked fun at him and his blue vest.Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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In a signature segment, the Joke Wall, performers in mod regalia poked their heads out of holes in a set, like cuckoos emerging from a clock, and spouted one-liners.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Whether financial costs, share price impacts, brand, customer trust or loyalty, third-party liability, or legal costs, the costs and expenses of these incidents will only increase for the boardroom laggards.Bob Zukis, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Federal Realty Investment Trust is the biggest laggard, down 6.3% in January.Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Snail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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