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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snail
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Common pests are aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, Japanese beetles, slugs, and snails.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Rows of blowsy moss-green cabbages, their thick veins silvered with spider webs, the edges of their tougher outer leaves nibbled by slugs and snails.—
Literary Hub,
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15 Aug. 2025
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“Straggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggler. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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