as in slugs
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 crawls
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 snails
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
In outdoor ferns, slugs and snails can chew holes in fronds.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Several locals pointed me toward Les Huitres de Trousse-Chemise, a producer on the northern end of the island, where 19 euros will get you a gorgeous spread of oysters, shrimp, bulots (sea snails), and palourde (clams), adorned with nothing but lemon slices and housemade mayo.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
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.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
Keeping Away Pests The alluring smell of a fresh cup of joe does not have the same effect on insects and pests like snails and slugs.
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Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Colorful flowers tower over guests, butterflies are as big as birds and snails and bumblebees crawl and buzz along the walls.
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Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Hodgson’s field research has revealed that snails have a homing instinct of up to 30 meters (about 100 feet).
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Attracting certain unwanted pests like snails, slugs, or raccoons.
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Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
7 June 2026
Noun
So, too, do simultaneous hermaphrodites, a collection of creatures that includes most species of land snails, slugs, and earthworms.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
In outdoor ferns, slugs and snails can chew holes in fronds.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Several locals pointed me toward Les Huitres de Trousse-Chemise, a producer on the northern end of the island, where 19 euros will get you a gorgeous spread of oysters, shrimp, bulots (sea snails), and palourde (clams), adorned with nothing but lemon slices and housemade mayo.
—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
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
Keeping Away Pests The alluring smell of a fresh cup of joe does not have the same effect on insects and pests like snails and slugs.
—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Colorful flowers tower over guests, butterflies are as big as birds and snails and bumblebees crawl and buzz along the walls.
—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Hodgson’s field research has revealed that snails have a homing instinct of up to 30 meters (about 100 feet).
—
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Attracting certain unwanted pests like snails, slugs, or raccoons.
—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snails
Noun
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Prevent snails and slugs by watering your plants in the morning so the soil dries before nightfall.
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Coffee grounds are great for keeping snails and slugs out of your flower beds and off your plants, while naturally enriching your soil at the same time.
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Seltz’s system crawls hundreds of millions of pages a day, and returns results in under 200 milliseconds.
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At sunset, the city starts glowing around you while traffic crawls silently below.
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Duckett was waiting for the last bus of the day at Port Authority, watching as stragglers headed to the casino and the janitor cleaned up for the night, when the pressure hit a breaking point.
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However, there often are a few stragglers that will need the energy your feeders provide to continue their journey.
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There’s a sense that Kaprizov depends too much on Zuccarello and that Zuccarello drags Kaprizov into the east-west game that’s the opposite of how the Wild want to play.
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As the search drags on, the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday commended police for their efforts after weeks of shooting incidents brought international attention to the city’s gun violence problem as thousands of soccer fans visit for the FIFA World Cup.
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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.
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For details on the DLR's work on rovers, crawlers & drones on Mars — the Valles Marineris Explorer project, visit the project's website.
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Misalignment creeps in simply because a high volume of choices are handed off to local leaders operating under distinct market pressures.
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As our conversation extends into the hour mark, her hood creeps upward along the side of her face most visible to those around us.
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The second is a vent which pokes out above your clothes, to move warm air away from you.
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Perched on a finger of land that pokes into Lebanon, Metula is usually crowded with tourists this time of year.
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“Snails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snails. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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