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Recent Examples of creeper
Given the creeper hit status that Detectorists is gaining internationally, what’s to say this won’t be the next gentle and whimsical scripted show quietly making waves over coming months and years?
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The creepers now often anchor an unstructured Barena suit; the monkey boots surface under wide-wale cords on days when formality feels too fussy.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2025
Blue star creeper is an excellent lawn substitute for moist soils and looks great between pavers or as an edging plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The creepers now often anchor an unstructured Barena suit; the monkey boots surface under wide-wale cords on days when formality feels too fussy.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2025
Blue star creeper is an excellent lawn substitute for moist soils and looks great between pavers or as an edging plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creeper
Noun
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The famous Spiderman meme, where the friendly neighborhood web-crawler points at versions of himself, would also suffice.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The crawler was last used on Artemis I in 2022, and had to make several trips to the pad and back as teams worked through hardware issues and even the threat of Hurricane Ian.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Coffee grounds are also often used to deter slugs and snails, reduce weeds without chemicals, and even repel neighborhood strays.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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The stacked transporter will inch along at a careful snail’s pace of about 1 mile per hour, according to NASA.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Get those ballots filled out, stragglers.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026
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Monday night turned to Tuesday morning, leaving only one straggler behind.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Creeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeper. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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