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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggling
straying
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According to the report, a 911 caller said that Gigliotti had walked out of his apartment, hit his head on a vehicle, and started straying into traffic.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Set the scene Crossing the threshold of Aman Kyoto is a bit like straying into a fairytale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Straggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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