Thesaurus results for STRAGGLE

straggle

verb

as in to stray

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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. —

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 As pupils straggled in, the teachers offered a cheery hello or simply ignored them. —

Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023 Or force it to straggle along for 10 years? —

Michael Zakaras, Forbes, 26 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for straggle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggle

stray

Verb

The event, which will last around an hour, coincides with a blood moon, where stray bits of sunlight filtering through the Earth's atmosphere turn the moon into a striking red color.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Just these two questions — plain, practical and soaked in the belief that a woman's dreams must not stray beyond her kitchen walls.

— Joyeeta Banerjee, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026