as in to creep
to move slowly
the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along
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Mortgage rates have crept back over 7% to start the new year in a potentially troublesome development for the housing market that has struggled under the weight of higher interest rates for two years that have priced people out of the market and slowed sales to 20-year lows.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025 -
The drama creeps in gradually, like a gray poison slowly infecting the air.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trump is right to try to end the conflict; a war that drags on indefinitely could eventually turn Ukraine into a failed state.—
Charles A. Kupchan,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Polls show approval ratings for Yoon’s ruling party have been rising as the crisis drags on.—
Ryan Hogg,
Fortune Asia,
10 Jan. 2025
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The two girls then left Leutner alone to crawl out of the forest and find help.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Jan. 2025
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As he’s been awaiting trial in Charlotte since his arrest in 2012 on a first-degree murder charge, Perkins has been shuffled between the Mecklenburg County jail, Broughton Hospital, Central Prison, and Central Regional Hospital dozens of times.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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His defensive concentration — happy to shuffle players out wide and contain them in one-v-one duels — makes Reis an interesting potential option as a right-back for Guardiola, who often opts for four centre-backs across the defence.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Hovland noticeably limped around the course by the weekend.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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To add insult to injury, Karl-Anthony Towns limped off the floor with just 90 seconds left in the fourth quarter after posting a 44-point, 16-rebound stat line.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Creak (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak%20%28along%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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