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Recent Examples of creeper
The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.
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Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
With Tahiti as its inspiration, the Vanilla Sky (vanilla vodka, orgeat, pineapple, triple sec and lime) is a creeper.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
To be clear, this is not about resurrecting mustache tattoos, making a case for platform creepers, or recreating your 2016 Pinterest board—although there is a little of that.
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Erin Parker,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers.
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Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
With Tahiti as its inspiration, the Vanilla Sky (vanilla vodka, orgeat, pineapple, triple sec and lime) is a creeper.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
To be clear, this is not about resurrecting mustache tattoos, making a case for platform creepers, or recreating your 2016 Pinterest board—although there is a little of that.
—
Erin Parker,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers.
—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creeper
Noun
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The distinction matters because some crawlers serve multiple purposes simultaneously.
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That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust.
Noun
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Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.
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The game was crawling along at a snail’s pace with a rare boundary here and there.
Noun
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Duckett was waiting for the last bus of the day at Port Authority, watching as stragglers headed to the casino and the janitor cleaned up for the night, when the pressure hit a breaking point.
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However, there often are a few stragglers that will need the energy your feeders provide to continue their journey.
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“Creeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeper. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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