as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late
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Recent Examples of crawler
While creepy crawlers seeping in your home can be inevitable, there are a few precautionary tips Ideal Partners gives homeowners.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The oil will smother active and recently settled crawlers.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Performance still matters, whether for human visitors or AI crawlers.
—Mehdi Daoudi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Read the Docs dramatically cut its bandwidth costs after blocking AI crawlers.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The oil will smother active and recently settled crawlers.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Performance still matters, whether for human visitors or AI crawlers.
—Mehdi Daoudi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Read the Docs dramatically cut its bandwidth costs after blocking AI crawlers.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawler
snail
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While seemingly trying to get over the initial shock of devouring snails, Megan first had to deal with how hot the sizzling dish was.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tyrian purple, as the dye is known, is harvested from sea snails in the murex family.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Crawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawler. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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