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latecomers

noun

plural of latecomer
as in stragglers

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  1. stragglers
  2. laggards
  3. lingerers
  4. loiterers
  5. slowpokes
  6. crawlers
  7. snails
  8. laggers
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
  • Earnings season is winding down, but a few stragglers in the portfolio are still left to report this week.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stragglers
Noun
  • The harder question, which separates leaders from laggards, is how to operationalize the insights that open finance makes available.
    — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Companies in the information technology sector were among the biggest laggards.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of laggards
Noun
  • Nakamura designs for lingerers.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of lingerers
Noun
  • Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of loiterers
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
Noun
  • Giant sectionals gave space for everyone to sit in the first floor living room, with plenty of floor space for crawlers and new walkers to safely explore.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The design and tech company Mixfont has created Decoy Font, which promises to hide your text from AI crawlers.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crawlers
Noun
  • Aquarium officials received some 500 marine animals from that operation on June 19, taking in an array of fish, sharks, clams, shrimp, prawns and tiny snails.
    — John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Zebra sharks tend to rest on reef floors, regulating bottom-dwelling prey such as snails, clams, crabs, shrimp and small fish, an important part of maintaining thriving ecosystems.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of snails
Noun
  • If enough go to the Democratic laggers rather than the party frontrunners, both Republicans could still wind up one-two.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of laggers
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