as in snails
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
she yelled at the loiterers at the end of the line to hurry up
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snails
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Millions of gastropods, like snails and mollusks from various species, died suddenly in Inle Lake.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025 -
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
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“Loiterers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loiterers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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