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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
Woods ultimately crawled out of the passenger side of his Land Rover after the crash.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 12 May 2026
When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat.
—Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
When McDaniels wasn’t in Murray’s grill, Jaylen Clark crawled into his jersey.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
San Francisco wasted opportunities to score in the second and third, loading the bases in the latter frame, but the Giants crawled their way back to a tie.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Wages for hourly employees have crawled, while the paychecks of investors and executives have soared.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
In response to shouts for everyone to get down, one administration official at a media table crawled under it, with just her high heels poking out.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Some people on the stage then crawled off to get backstage as well.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
David K. Li, NBC news, 12 May 2026
When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat.
—Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
When McDaniels wasn’t in Murray’s grill, Jaylen Clark crawled into his jersey.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
San Francisco wasted opportunities to score in the second and third, loading the bases in the latter frame, but the Giants crawled their way back to a tie.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Wages for hourly employees have crawled, while the paychecks of investors and executives have soared.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
In response to shouts for everyone to get down, one administration official at a media table crawled under it, with just her high heels poking out.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Some people on the stage then crawled off to get backstage as well.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawled
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In the middle of his soiree, the Spaniard had crept away from the other guests to tell Smit some exciting news.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Security cameras showed the moment three masked suspects crept through the backyard of a La Cañada home before forcing their way inside.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Chinese firms have dragged their feet in purchasing the chips after the Chinese government encouraged them to turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Another witness described seeing a woman dragged from a vehicle, pinned against a wall, repeatedly raped and then stabbed, with the assault allegedly continuing after her death.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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And while the night sweats and the respiratory stuff cleared up pretty quickly, the fatigue lingered for two and a half weeks.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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His oblique muscle strain lingered longer than initially anticipated.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Outside buzzed the controversial Court Street bike lane, the subject of a recent lawsuit which Dornagon covered closely.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Altadena buzzed with the sound of construction in late April.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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When the referee went down, Sikoa slid a chair in and tried to goad Keys into using it.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Shares in Europe are tracking Asian markets' overnight declines after South Korea's benchmark Kospi index slid more than 6% on Friday, retreating from a fresh record high above 8,000, as broader Asia-Pacific markets fell.—
Hugh Leask,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Shielded by her team, Cardi B shuffled out to the street, a blob of black nylon.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Timelines for the deployment of solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, seen as the next step in cutting-edge technology, have been delayed, however.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Waiting until major fires start often means limited options, delayed shipping and inflated prices.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Researchers believe huge quantities of groundwater likely burst onto the surface in a series of catastrophic floods that surged downhill and rapidly carved the waterworn valleys visible today.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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But Donald used that size mismatch to his advantage, leveraging an unprecedented first step and incredible agility to burst past linemen and attack the offense.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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“Crawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawled. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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