as in dragged
to move slowly
the highway construction work created a bottleneck that had cars snailing for the next five miles
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Verb
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Netanyahu systematically ignored this imperative and thus dragged Israel into its current predicament.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens and the back of a spoon leaves a trail when dragged through, about 8 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This time, of the five live roaches, the least shy sashayed across the floor in front of the cookline and crawled under a dining area table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Bamboo Penny’s 5270 W 116th Place, Leawood A live cockroach crawled on the wall next to the rice cooker at this Leawood Thai restaurant.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each year, the mining site crept farther south as deposits dwindled, lengthening her father’s commute.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant also suffered equipment loss as the flooding crept into its basement.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Doctors shuffled her between units — labor and delivery, then other departments — but never ordered a CT scan.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Sharks also shuffled their defense pairs for Monday’s practice, with Dmitry Orlov and Mario Ferraro forming the top line, Nick Leddy with Timothy Liljegren, and Sam Dickinson paired with John Klingberg.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tommy Edman and Max Muncy poked singles against him to draw Kerkering into the game, with one out needed to get into the 12th inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Esiason also poked fun at Sims after the broadcaster missed a workday during the early portion of the 2025 season.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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