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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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Freddy strays a little too close to the stereotype of a mystic savant; Michelle makes some rash and drastic decisions that beggar belief.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
28 June 2025
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When the formula strays too far in one direction, things get weird.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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“Straggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggle. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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