as in to creep
to move slowly
the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along
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Dryness, tightness, and flakiness seem to creep in overnight, leaving us wondering how to keep our glow through the season.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025 -
Those reasons will become harder to defend as the deadline creeps closer and Ball continues to impress on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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By the seventh minute, Firefighters Montalbano and Aquilina had dragged him out from beneath the train without waiting for the electricity to be turned off.—
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between Misty and their boyfriend, who does not do drag, is sweet.—
Sandra Dallas,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Key Monastery, India Around 200 young monks live at Key Monastery, a complex of white temples and sanctuaries that crawl up the sides of a steep, pyramidal hill in India’s Spiti Valley.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Rihanna was shuffled out through a restricted exit by deputies, and Rocky left separately through the main courthouse doors.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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The impact is evident, with the Panthers having to shuffle defense pairings and rely on players who usually handle lesser roles to contribute bigger minutes when Ekblad is out.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Eagles limped to a 1-5 regular-season finish before they were put of their misery in a wild-card loss to Tampa Bay.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Despite a hot start, going 6-1 in his first seven games, Pittsburgh limped into the postseason, dropping their final four games and losing on the road to the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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