as in to creep
to move slowly
the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along
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And if this keeps up, the Hornets have a legitimate chance to end the NBA’s longest current playoff drought, which is creeping in on a full decade.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Nerves about possibly missing the NCAA Tournament have crept back in among fans in College Station.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Demanding papers, dragging away dissenters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Slave catchers could capture them, kidnap them and drag them back South.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Well, there was a great deal left in me, in an agony of embarrassment looking around for that hole on the floor to crawl into.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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The race for Los Angeles mayor has been in an extraordinary state of flux, with the candidate lineup shuffling and reshuffling in the final days before the filing deadline.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Moore administration has chosen the opposite approach, doubling down on spending while shuffling money around in a game of three-card monte.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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But with a mini injury crisis in Alexander Blessin’s midfield, Irvine managed 90 minutes against Stuttgart, visibly limping during the game and running with obvious discomfort, but still playing extremely well.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Canada, the defending champion, responded by beating Czechia 5-1 later but saw captain Marie-Philip Poulin limp off in the first period and not return.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Creak (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak%20%28along%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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