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
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
In addition to applying the mixture at entry points, Rockwell recommends carrying a bucket or container with salt at the bottom, then physically removing slugs and snails in your home by hand or with a net and placing them into the bucket.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Could snail slime and salmon sperm be the next big things in skincare?
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Attracting certain unwanted pests like snails, slugs, or raccoons.
—Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
In addition to applying the mixture at entry points, Rockwell recommends carrying a bucket or container with salt at the bottom, then physically removing slugs and snails in your home by hand or with a net and placing them into the bucket.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Verb
The two perpetual calendar counters are also snailed, except for the central section of the one located at 9 o'clock.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Could snail slime and salmon sperm be the next big things in skincare?
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail
Noun
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Although the scent of mint is deeply appealing to most human noses, many pests don’t like the smell or taste of mint – including slugs and snails.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
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Hand remove the slugs to eliminate them from your plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Verb
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As the conflict in the Middle East has dragged on, pressure has been building on Capitol Hill to intervene.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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In an unprecedented moved in May, Lebanon filed a formal complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, directly accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for interfering in its sovereign decisions and dragging the country into war.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Noun
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This may yield additional, creepier, and crawler results.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Sourcing marketers are focusing heavily on semantic modeling—ensuring their product catalogs, material certifications and white papers are clean, structured and easily digestible for AI crawlers.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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As pests crawl through it, its jagged edges scrape their exoskeletons, dehydrating and killing them.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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For cybersecurity companies, identifying a digital agent crawling a website used to be enough evidence of malicious activity.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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Sale prices currently start from $579 per person, but there’s limited availability due to the size of the ships, so don’t be a slowpoke!—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Instead, the problem is that these slowpokes haven’t been nearly as efficient.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The look of elation that creeps over his face is a perfect encapsulation of everything that long-suffering Knicks fans were feeling when the ad aired.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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But the sheer brutality and creeping terror of the simplistic opening scene makes the rest of the film — with its gratuitous set pieces and CGI gore — seem much more inelegant.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Cloudy and rainy conditions prevail throughout the morning, then in the afternoon the sun pokes through with calm winds.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Cover the jar with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the top.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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“Snail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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