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
That flounder darting in front of the crawler’s camera from the Alkor’s dry lab?
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Before the update, website owners could restrict Google from crawling the results of internal searches, but crawlers at the time were now automatically able to discern which pages were deemed important to index.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
Transcription provides crawlers with valuable content to index, potentially improving your search ranking.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
An expert is speaking out about the best place to store your luggage in order to avoid bringing creepy crawlers home after home rentals or hotel stays.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Before the update, website owners could restrict Google from crawling the results of internal searches, but crawlers at the time were now automatically able to discern which pages were deemed important to index.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
Transcription provides crawlers with valuable content to index, potentially improving your search ranking.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
An expert is speaking out about the best place to store your luggage in order to avoid bringing creepy crawlers home after home rentals or hotel stays.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Crawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawler. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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