as in dragging
to move slowly
the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along
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Sesame and potato as a combo is, in fact, reminiscent of the days of our collective childhoods, when experimentation looked like dragging Wendy’s fries through a vanilla Frosty.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Samuel cut inside off an excellent lead block by Croskey-Merritt and shed nickel back Dru Phillips’ tackle attempt before dragging linebacker Bobby Okereke with him to the goal line for a touchdown.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another client, a senior executive negotiating a promotion, felt the old narrative of 'don’t ask for too much' creeping in mid-discussion.—
Naz Beheshti,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fire was backing and creeping throughout the night.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her grandkids are crawling into trouble.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
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The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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In it, a monster with bolts in his head and a shuffling gate was created by a man.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The closures have resulted in staff shuffling throughout the library system and rescheduled activities such as author talks and photography exhibits.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The draw is oozing with boldfaced names and singles stars, a head-spinning thought as recently as a couple of years ago.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Photos previously captured by Fox News Digital captured blood oozing down the wall of 1122 Kings Road.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Creaking (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creaking%20%28along%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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