as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway
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as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
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Recent Examples of laggard
Abdul El-Sayed,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2022
These are all new cores from ARM, and the big and little cores are 64-bit only, with only the medium cores able to run any laggard 32-bit applications.
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Ron Amadeo,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2022
John Kell,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The laggards included West Virginia and Nebraska, up only 0.5%, and North Dakota and Maine, up 0.8%.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
Its laggard incubation period gives us a full 21 days to intervene between exposure and disease.
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Abdul El-Sayed,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2022
These are all new cores from ARM, and the big and little cores are 64-bit only, with only the medium cores able to run any laggard 32-bit applications.
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Ron Amadeo,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2022
Noun
Two-thirds of the elite group also saw a measured business outcome within six months from when a pilot kicked off, versus 31% of the laggards.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The laggards included West Virginia and Nebraska, up only 0.5%, and North Dakota and Maine, up 0.8%.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laggard
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Streaming shows — with their more leisurely pace and longer arcs — have simply been able to come by and iterate.
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Each suite has a double whirlpool tub, fireplace, refrigerator, private bathroom, and outdoor terrace for leisurely romantic homemade breakfasts that get delivered to your room.
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If CosRx can convince people to willingly slather snail mucin on their faces, trusting the brand with hair care is a pretty easy next step.
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Some of our go-to eye serums are marked down for Prime Day, too, including the COSRX Snail Mucin Peptide Under Eye Cream, which features snail mucin, peptides, and niacinamide to even out discoloration and soothe puffy areas.
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What to expect over the weekend Though Friday was expected to be the slowest day of the competition, the atmosphere at Cal Expo was anything but dull.
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Some residents are calling for civilian volunteers to help clear debris, frustrated by the slow pace of the rescue operations.
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The lagging percentage of women film directors last year is a clear sign that the industry is going backward, said Kirsten Schaffer, chief executive of WIF, which advocates for women in Hollywood.
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The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.
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Canada was sluggish until the desperation kicked in.
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Merz's coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany's sluggish economy, Europe's biggest.
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“Laggard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggard. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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