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someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others go and tell the snails in the back to hurry up
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to move slowly the highway construction work created a bottleneck that had cars snailing for the next five miles
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Recent Examples of snails
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026 Cutworms, slugs, and snails are among the creatures that could be deterred. —Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026 At first, the video feed showed little more than brown mud pockmarked by burrowing worms and snails. —Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails. —Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026 Wormwood helps deter harmful pests like carrot flies and cabbage moths, as well as slugs and snails. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026 Ripa asked at the time, inquiring about the awkward positioning of snails in the act. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 Prickly pears sprout; snails emerge from shells. —Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 In both cases, the snails and their fossils mostly appear after water movement brings them to the surface — suggesting a larger hidden population living in rock crevices deep underground where water flows. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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Brassicas such as broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts are usually hit hard by pests, including slugs, snails, and cabbage loopers. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026 Cutworms, slugs, and snails are among the creatures that could be deterred. —Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026 At first, the video feed showed little more than brown mud pockmarked by burrowing worms and snails. —Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails. —Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026 Wormwood helps deter harmful pests like carrot flies and cabbage moths, as well as slugs and snails. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026 Ripa asked at the time, inquiring about the awkward positioning of snails in the act. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 Prickly pears sprout; snails emerge from shells. —Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 In both cases, the snails and their fossils mostly appear after water movement brings them to the surface — suggesting a larger hidden population living in rock crevices deep underground where water flows. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snails
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In addition to helping keep snails and slugs from snacking on your plants, Handley says, the eggshells will biodegrade naturally, and providing a small calcium boost to your garden soil.— Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
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The slugs are attracted to the yeasty odor and drown.— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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Think about how often your toddler crawls near the dog bed or your kids toss pet toys around the living room.— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
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In the book, Grace drags Rocky back to his part of the ship, exposing himself to the Eridian environment; in the film, Rocky crawls back while Grace is unconscious.— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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This spring, Brood II stragglers will emerge between late April and May in states like Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, and North Carolina, according to a map from the University of Connecticut.— Finch Walker, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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They’re known, aptly, as stragglers.— Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2026
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The share of Americans who disapprove of the job that Congress is doing stands at an all-time high as the partial government shutdown drags on, according to new polling from Gallup.— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The longer his nomination drags on, the greater the chance that the Fed and other central banks will be able to look past the Iran war's oil-price shock and get back to worrying about a weakening labor market.— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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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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As the world creeps toward peak travel season, industry leaders are taking notice of the fuel shortages.— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
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The bottom line Concentration risk often creeps into your portfolio over time.— Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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The script lightly pokes fun at the lofty ambitions of theater-makers who aim to change lives through their art, while ultimately affirming the power of theater to lift people’s spirits.— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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The clip also pokes fun at Roach's retirement announcement in 2023, only to return to the industry two years later.— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Snails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/snails. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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