as in snails
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
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Recent Examples of laggards
The gap between leaders and laggards is growing fast.
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Kevin Pierce, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Nvidia was among Friday's key laggards, as shares extended their recent losses with a fall of 3%.
—Sean Conlon,brian Evans, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Industries at the top today can become tomorrow's laggards in just a few years.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
In the economic turmoil of the AI revolution, leaders will become laggards.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
McKinsey researchers also found that the gap in digital transformation maturity between market leaders and laggards has increased by 60% over the past three years.
—Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Kevin Pierce, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Nvidia was among Friday's key laggards, as shares extended their recent losses with a fall of 3%.
—Sean Conlon,brian Evans, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Industries at the top today can become tomorrow's laggards in just a few years.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
In the economic turmoil of the AI revolution, leaders will become laggards.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
McKinsey researchers also found that the gap in digital transformation maturity between market leaders and laggards has increased by 60% over the past three years.
—Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laggards
Noun
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The bayous have become a popular breeding ground for intimidating apple snails from South America, which can reach 6 inches in width.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The subject of snails stemmed from Mercier’s long fascination with history and time — snails like alligators predate back to 500 million years ago with the only thing changing are their sizes.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite some stragglers, the big picture is of soaring demand for AI, but even with the vast sums being invested in European data centers, supply is still struggling to keep up.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Laggards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggards. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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