as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late
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Recent Examples of crawler
Some of the names of past crawler support personnel who have passed away are enshrined on the side of the crawler as a memorial.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
This photo shows off the staggering scale of SLS, the VAB, and the crawler-transporter vehicle that hauls the rocket to and from the launch pad.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Scales can be treated with horticultural oil applied when the immature (crawler) stage is active.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
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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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
This photo shows off the staggering scale of SLS, the VAB, and the crawler-transporter vehicle that hauls the rocket to and from the launch pad.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Scales can be treated with horticultural oil applied when the immature (crawler) stage is active.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawler
snail
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Our party waited 10 minutes to be seated and was served wine shortly thereafter, but the food came out at a snail’s pace.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Crawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawler. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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