STRAGGLER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

straggler

noun

Definition of straggler

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others by three o'clock, only a few stragglers were still making their painful way to the marathon's finish

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Recent Examples of straggler Earnings season is winding down, but a few stragglers in the portfolio are still left to report this week. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 Some of us stragglers just needed to watch a bit more of him. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 17 July 2026 There’s growing evidence, however, that some Tequesta stragglers may have stayed behind, or that some eventually returned from Cuba, joining other indigenous people in Florida. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 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. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 June 2026 However, there often are a few stragglers that will need the energy your feeders provide to continue their journey. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Your job is to sit back, watch, and prune away any stragglers that don't suit your vision. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 May 2026

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snail

Noun

Insects belong to the kingdom Animalia, along with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, octopuses, snails, jellyfish, worms, and many other groups.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Chicks, in particular, eat large quantities of high-protein insect larvae, beetles, flies, snails, spiders and ants.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

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