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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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Hope never strayed far from the community's mind: to this day, fresh flowers decorate her grave.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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Bob Marley almost never strays from the top spot on Billboard’s Reggae Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Straggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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