creepers

noun

plural of creeper
as in crawlers

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  1. crawlers
  2. snails
  3. stragglers
  4. slowpokes
Noun
  • Many news organizations prevent such crawlers from going through their websites because the crawlers take content without bringing in revenue.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Dispose of Fall Decorations Seasonal decor like pumpkins and gourds also unintentionally invite an infestation of creepy crawlers.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of crawlers
Noun
  • In addition to crowding out other species, the DNR says the snails offer fish little nutritional value.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And those kelp forests are—or were—marvels of diversity, providing a shelter for a wild array of ocean creatures from jeweled top sea snails to barrel-bodied harbor seals.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of snails
Noun
  • The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Swarms or stragglers are most likely to be spotted near the Great Lakes shorelines because the lakes help funnel their routes.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stragglers
Noun
  • 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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