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Recent Examples of straggle
Lipa’s cross body is really fleet, like a cheetah running so fast that its feet singe the grass on the savannah in the great arc the cat cuts to separate the straggling gazelle from its herd before the kill.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Next year, the automaker plans to roll out its e-Power Rogue — a hybrid vehicle — an aspect that Nissan has straggled in its domestic offering, compared to other automakers.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, as the Phillies look to completely revamp an outfield that has straggled behind every other facet of the roster in recent years, Marsh could find himself on the wrong side of the coin.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Seven of us had straggled back to camp wet and cold from a miserable day’s hunt in a blowing snowstorm.
—Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Next year, the automaker plans to roll out its e-Power Rogue — a hybrid vehicle — an aspect that Nissan has straggled in its domestic offering, compared to other automakers.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, as the Phillies look to completely revamp an outfield that has straggled behind every other facet of the roster in recent years, Marsh could find himself on the wrong side of the coin.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Seven of us had straggled back to camp wet and cold from a miserable day’s hunt in a blowing snowstorm.
—Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggle
stray
Verb
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Given the gulf between the two sides, China will not stray too far from its playbook during the forthcoming meeting, Chinese sources indicated.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Her family had 15 cats and several dogs, most of them strays.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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“Straggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggle. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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