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Recent Examples of snail-paced That mode feels snail-paced compared to today’s vortex of startling stimuli, where every career update, review, and beef related to an artist is converted into feed-flooding posts by influencer-blogs like Hyperpop Daily. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail-paced
Adjective
  • First popular as a leisurely racquet sport among the aristocracy of England, tennis players often wore long trousers, sporty knit vests and even neckties to dress for the sport.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Moreover, the split season allowed leisurely hunting.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Forecasters at the National Weather Service said there was the potential for additional catastrophic flooding and heavy rainfall in the region throughout Saturday, given the storm’s slow craw across the state.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
  • Even though we've all been told gray is on its way out for quite some time, it's been a slow burn.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 5 July 2025

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“Snail-paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail-paced. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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