as in snails
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
we quickly left the draggers behind and sprinted up the hill
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Noun
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Prickly pears sprout; snails emerge from shells.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Its anatomy is unusual even compared to related snails.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These creepy crawlers cause itchy bites and are hard to kill.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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The two crawlers, each about 131 feet long and 114 feet wide, were constructed in the 1960s to move the giant Saturn V rockets from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch sites.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Draggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draggers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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