straggled

past tense of straggle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggled
strayed
Verb
  • Positive opinions of his job performance have not strayed beyond a percentage point or two from its current 40% for more than five months, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • While Mike Shanahan, Kyle’s father, seldom strayed from zone blocking with the late Alex Gibbs as the guru of the system, Kyle has been more open to different ways to block.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Straggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggled. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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