straggled

Definition of stragglednext
past tense of straggle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggled
Verb
  • Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
    Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The video shows former president strayed from his prepared remarks during the deposition.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Virginia Woolf tramped along the Cornish coast; Oliver Sacks was known to swim; Haruki Murakami is an accomplished runner.
    Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Straggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggled. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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