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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggling
straying
Verb
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The March 2 report on the Comanche 3 coal plant, which hasn’t worked since August, has raised concerns about Xcel, Colorado’s largest electric utility, straying from its timeline to phase out coal facilities.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Smith reached for the catch, his foot straying from the plate for a perilous split-second before landing just in time.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Straggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggling. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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