as in snails
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
the guide halted the tour group so that the plodders who had fallen behind could catch up
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Recent Examples of plodders
Housing market suffers historic reversion to the mean Formerly sizzling metro areas have gone cold, and the unsexy plodders are back in vogue.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plodders
snails
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Attracting certain unwanted pests like snails, slugs, or raccoons.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
7 June 2026
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Firefly larvae feed on smaller larvae, slugs, and snails.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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“Plodders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plodders. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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