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as in crept
to move slowly with the body close to the ground
the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another
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as in dragged
to move slowly
the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled
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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl
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Recent Examples of crawled
So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
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Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Victims of the June 2025 incident crawled out of the car's sunroof and survived.
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Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Street sweepers and garbage trucks crawled through roads fans had packed hours earlier.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Last December, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and crawled behind a curtain in the cabin while a flight was en route from Amsterdam to Aruba, according to previous reporting from USA TODAY.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
All good things have to come to an end, but his win streak was snapped in even more disappointing fashion when his car crawled to a halt with just five laps to go on Sunday.
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Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
When doctors smothered it in ointment, about 45 larvae crawled out.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Victims of the June 2025 incident crawled out of the car's sunroof and survived.
—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Street sweepers and garbage trucks crawled through roads fans had packed hours earlier.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Last December, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and crawled behind a curtain in the cabin while a flight was en route from Amsterdam to Aruba, according to previous reporting from USA TODAY.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
All good things have to come to an end, but his win streak was snapped in even more disappointing fashion when his car crawled to a halt with just five laps to go on Sunday.
—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
When doctors smothered it in ointment, about 45 larvae crawled out.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawled
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When the rain cleared, an American flag that covered most of the outfield was unfurled during the national anthem, and the fog slowly crept in.
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Vozinha crept toward Messi, rather than wait on his back foot, and stuffed Messi’s right-footed shot.
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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
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After being denied by Cuba, the ship approached Florida and lingered offshore, so close the passengers could see the lights of Miami.
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Steven Rinella's symptoms, on the other hand, lingered for months, leaving him unable to walk down stairs without a handrail or to ride a bike.
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Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29, one night before May's Blue Moon.
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The crowd at the party buzzed around one of that show’s key players, Lindsay Hubbard, who was in attendance.
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Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
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Tesla — Shares of Elon Musk's electric vehicle company slid 8% even after Tesla reported second-quarter deliveries that surpassed Wall Street's expectations.
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Sarah was sent to a mental hospital, and the boys were shuffled among family members, ending up with their penniless grandmother in Kentucky.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
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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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“Crawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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