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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl
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Recent Examples of crawl
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
That’s too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
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Verb
Ellison would wake up with his stomach knotted, his skin crawling with a rash.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
That’s too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
Noun
If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
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Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawl
Verb
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Leaders should identify where bottlenecks crept back in, restore psychological safety around small failures, and rebuild the feedback loops that make frequent, low-risk deployment feel sustainable.
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Asked Monday what the best part about being back has been so far, a big smile crept across Watkins’ face.
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But as the days dragged on, headlines about power outages and water shortages took a back seat to a far more gruesome and horrific reality.
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Compounding concerns, California officials say the Department of Transportation is dragging its feet.
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Trump is speaking now to a crowd filling the National Mall after being delayed by inclement weather.
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Attendees were told to shelter in nearby government buildings, and the celebration was delayed by a few hours before going on as scheduled.
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However, the extravagant nature of such spending appears to be a bubble that has now burst, especially given the obvious failure to build a domestic talent pool.
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When fire crews arrived on scene, the fire had consumed multiple rooms and had burst through the roof of one of the three hotel buildings.
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New York Police shut down the immediate vicinity of Madison Square Garden and closed part of 7th Avenue bottlenecking traffic near the iconic sports and entertainment arena.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Food trucks reopened after the storm and long lines snaked around the vendor area.
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The New River, which snakes through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, may be one of the oldest river systems on earth.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Find a location with an unobstructed view to the southeast, where the full moon’s orangey disk will poke above the horizon minutes after the moonrise time — though exactly when depends on local terrain and buildings.
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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Robertson answered any lingering questions about his game with his franchise-caliber play.
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“Crawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawl. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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