CREAKED (ALONG) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

creaked (along)

verb

past tense of creak (along)

as in dragged

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

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There’s the Caesar salad, famously invented right here in Tijuana at Caesar’s Restaurante (now operated by the Plasencia family)—and still prepared tableside, whole leaves of romaine dragged through the decadent dressing to order.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Growth in Asia was spurred by core markets like China, up 40% year-on-year and standing in contrast to the rest of the industry, where the market dragged on quarterly results.

— Ella Graveney, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dragged

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More three-safety personnel packages have crept onto the field lately, which have given veteran safety and free-agent addition Mike Brown some nickelback duties that usually fall to Marcus Jones.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
As flames crept closer to Bordeaux, neighboring Spain also oversaw its own fire evacuations.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Definition of crept

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Figures depicting the Pink Panther, Spider Man and the Minions have perched or crawled atop the Dome.

— Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026
One of Thursday’s stations included the ‘Confidence Course,’ where campers crawled through tight spaces and wooden obstacles in their heavy gear.

— Julianna Mejia July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of crawled

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The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Black voters were shuffled around Houston, with much of the previous 9th Congressional District becoming the new 18th District.

— Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 23 July 2026

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