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hang back(verb, fail, draw, diminish)
4
fall behind(verb, draw, follow, extend)
3
lag behind(draw, follow, extend, trace)
2
drop back(verb, draw, follow, extend)
2
go adrift(idiom, deviation)
2
go astray(idiom, deviation)
2
knock about(walk, stroll, amble, roam)
2
knock around(travel, walk, wander, stroll)
2
trail behind(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep)
1
bat around(walk, stroll, amble, roam)
1
be late(verb, idiom, wander, stray)
1
branch off(walk, stroll, amble, roam)
1
bring up the rear(verb, idiom, draw, follow)
1
drop behind(verb, follow, stick, pause)
1
encounter difficulty(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep)
1
fall back(verb, draw, follow, extend)
1
follow a scent(idiom, draw, follow, extend)
1
get sidetracked(walk, stroll, amble, roam)
1
go the rounds
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hang down(verb, draw, follow, extend)
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APASmart Define. (2015). straggle thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/straggle/thesaurus/synonyms
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