crawlers

noun

plural of crawler
as in snails
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 crawlers These creepy crawlers cause itchy bites and are hard to kill. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026 Spray an insecticidal soap twice a week to say goodbye to the little crawlers. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026 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 Both Index and Cloudflare’s offerings are trying to move beyond the binary choice of blocking AI crawlers or allowing free access. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026 For details on the DLR's work on rovers, crawlers & drones on Mars — the Valles Marineris Explorer project, visit the project's website. — Leonard David, Space.com, 31 May 2026 The distinction matters because some crawlers serve multiple purposes simultaneously. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Sourcing marketers are focusing heavily on semantic modeling—ensuring their product catalogs, material certifications and white papers are clean, structured and easily digestible for AI crawlers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
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snails
Noun
  • Coffee grounds are also often used to deter slugs and snails, reduce weeds without chemicals, and even repel neighborhood strays.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
  • Slugs and Snails Slugs and snails feed at night on damp areas of your tomato plant, chewing holes in leaves and fruit.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
Definition of snails

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