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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggling
straying
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In November 2022, when early reports blamed a Russian missile for straying into Poland and killing two Polish farmers, then-US President Joe Biden was traveling in Indonesia was told about the crisis.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Four hikers who admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms were rescued in New York’s Catskill Mountains after becoming disoriented and straying off the trail, officials said.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Straggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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