creepers

noun

plural of creeper
as in crawlers

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  1. crawlers
  2. snails
  3. stragglers
  4. slowpokes
Noun
  • Everyone took the Meta keyword tag seriously and the practice of utilizing ‘white text on a white background’ to hide hidden keywords was a legitimate tactic that webmasters would use to include keywords in their website for search engine crawlers.
    — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The website security provider helps companies protect against AI crawlers.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawlers
Noun
  • Chicks, in particular, eat large quantities of high-protein insect larvae, beetles, flies, snails, spiders and ants.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The slime is highly valued as an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging ingredient in certain skin care products, and snails can secrete different kinds of mucus with properties tailored to specific functions.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of snails
Noun
  • On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of stragglers
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  • Instead, the problem is that these slowpokes haven’t been nearly as efficient.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Much of the drama is undermined by the odd choice to have the characters explain exactly what is happening (presumably for the slowpokes in the back).
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of slowpokes
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