creak (along)

as in to creep
to move slowly the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along

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Verb
  • However, a new poll shows his approval rating among this demographic may be creeping up again.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • In the bottom of the third inning, Báez was creeping off third when Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez received a pitch, then popped and fired toward the bag.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Further afield is the prospect of an India-EU FTA, although that process has dragged on for a decade.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • That dragged its stock down even though the company also reported a better profit for the latest quarter than expected.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • The woman crawled to her bathroom and pulled the emergency cord, then the facility staff called 911, deputies said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • Here, 15 of the softest sheets that will convince you that crawling into bed at 9 p.m. is equivalent to self-care.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Bemused tourists attempt to shuffle through the acrid red and blue flare smoke.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • All of those departures except for Stark came before the draft, meaning Paton was left to shuffle the chairs and adjust on the fly to ensure the Broncos were prepared.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • While several businesses limped through the pandemic, Pokemon Go surged as people looked for socially distanced activities outside.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Defenseman Seth Jones, a five-time All-Star, was looking to get out of Chicago as the Blackhawks limped toward their fifth straight losing season.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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“Creak (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak%20%28along%29. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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