as in slugs
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
go and tell the snails in the back to hurry up
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as in crawls
to move slowly
the highway construction work created a bottleneck that had cars snailing for the next five miles
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Recent Examples of snails
Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In addition to helping keep snails and slugs from snacking on your plants, Handley says, the eggshells will biodegrade naturally, and providing a small calcium boost to your garden soil.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
Are snails endangered in Idaho?
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
The main challenges while growing hostas are pests such as snails, slugs, and deer, so take measures to protect your plants for long-lasting enjoyment.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
The big birds prefer seeds, insects, snails and snakes, but the omnivores will also eat pet food and plant seedlings, PetHelpful said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
At first, the video feed showed little more than brown mud pockmarked by burrowing worms and snails.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
Wormwood helps deter harmful pests like carrot flies and cabbage moths, as well as slugs and snails.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.
—Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In addition to helping keep snails and slugs from snacking on your plants, Handley says, the eggshells will biodegrade naturally, and providing a small calcium boost to your garden soil.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
Are snails endangered in Idaho?
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
The main challenges while growing hostas are pests such as snails, slugs, and deer, so take measures to protect your plants for long-lasting enjoyment.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
The big birds prefer seeds, insects, snails and snakes, but the omnivores will also eat pet food and plant seedlings, PetHelpful said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
At first, the video feed showed little more than brown mud pockmarked by burrowing worms and snails.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
Wormwood helps deter harmful pests like carrot flies and cabbage moths, as well as slugs and snails.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snails
Noun
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Interplanting marigolds with celery helps repel slugs, snails, and thrips, thereby maintaining crisp celery stalks.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some suggest sprinkling it on the soil around your plants to keep slugs away, but baking soda has the potential of seeping into the soil and damaging roots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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Think about how often your toddler crawls near the dog bed or your kids toss pet toys around the living room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the book, Grace drags Rocky back to his part of the ship, exposing himself to the Eridian environment; in the film, Rocky crawls back while Grace is unconscious.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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This spring, Brood II stragglers will emerge between late April and May in states like Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, and North Carolina, according to a map from the University of Connecticut.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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They’re known, aptly, as stragglers.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The performance itself grows increasingly grating as the runtime drags on, particularly when Johnny’s scene partners overpower him by connecting deeper and doing less.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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The same logic should apply to the papering process itself, the document drafting and redlining that drags on long after the business points are ostensibly settled.—
George Heller,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Overgrown Plants Along with mulch and other organic material, failing to keep up with your yard maintenance can attract these tiny critter-crawlers too.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mildew creeps along the corners of the tub.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Win it, and suddenly the series tightens, the doubt creeps in and the path gets a lot more complicated for Orlando.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kym is the family fuckup and a guilty party to its biggest tragedy but also constantly pokes the bear as its selfish verbal assassin.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Instead, the robot simply pokes through it.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Snails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snails. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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