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Recent Examples of straggle
Then Paixão noticed him straggling behind the others, carrying a much lighter load, and dressed him down again.
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Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Cal and San Jose State have both leaned into collectives, but still are straggling behind powerhouse programs in their own conference as well as the SEC and the Big Ten.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2023
Or force it to straggle along for 10 years?
—Michael Zakaras, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Lowe didn’t straggle far behind.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
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Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Cal and San Jose State have both leaned into collectives, but still are straggling behind powerhouse programs in their own conference as well as the SEC and the Big Ten.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2023
Or force it to straggle along for 10 years?
—Michael Zakaras, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Lowe didn’t straggle far behind.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggle
stray
Verb
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Before Jose Mourinho got the Chelsea job in 2004, playing 4-4-2 was the norm and few sides strayed from it.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Set in the same massive farmhouse that passes down from one family to another, the film never strays too far from its main location, venturing out to wander the nearby fields or dip into a picturesque river separating East and West Germany.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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“Straggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggle. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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