as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
by three o'clock, only a few stragglers were still making their painful way to the marathon's finish
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Recent Examples of straggler
Yet a few stragglers, drinks in hand, watched the horizon, waiting for ignition.
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Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Moreover, since these frogs can hunker in the mud for days, conservationists resort to pumping water out and allowing the bed to completely dry out, to ferret out every last straggler.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The problem is that someone will be third and fourth and fifth, and those stragglers have raised huge amounts of equity and debt that is now oozing through the financial system.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Then came five Democratic stragglers.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Jeremy told a few stragglers to catch up.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Getting rid of the Super Bowl stragglers is awkward.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
And the one straggler in that group is Draymond Green.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Get those ballots filled out, stragglers.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Moreover, since these frogs can hunker in the mud for days, conservationists resort to pumping water out and allowing the bed to completely dry out, to ferret out every last straggler.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The problem is that someone will be third and fourth and fifth, and those stragglers have raised huge amounts of equity and debt that is now oozing through the financial system.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Then came five Democratic stragglers.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Jeremy told a few stragglers to catch up.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Getting rid of the Super Bowl stragglers is awkward.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
And the one straggler in that group is Draymond Green.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Get those ballots filled out, stragglers.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggler
snail
Noun
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Made with 93% natuarally extracted snail secretion, this daily moisturizer provides deep-penetrating hydration and is excellent for strengthening the skin barrier.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The report, published Monday, documents the discovery of several species including two micro-snails, two millipedes, the turquoise pit viper, a flying snake, and several geckos.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Straggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggler. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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