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creeper

[kree-per] / ˈkri pər /
NOUN
runner
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The control he wields over his movies, which include the 2022 psychological creeper “Enys Men,” is in service of stories with a brittle, intentionally imperfect quality.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Kittelberger photographed the pictured 'Akikiki, also called Kauai's creeper, in the Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve in 2022, when it was believed around 70 or so remained in the wild; today, only one individual remains.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2024

The newly identified species has been named Arenaepeton supinatus, which means "sand creeper on its back" in Latin.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

Native to North America, they also eat small berries from our native plants such as Virginia creeper.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2023

If you didn't know, you would think he was like a kindergarten creeper who forgot how to walk, he's that small.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

The vine puts out long creepers that since ancient times have been trained upward between poplar trees.

From Washington Post Jan. 26, 2023

He teamed it with a silver neck chain and earring plus white brothel creepers for extra height.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2022

Plot twist: Vegas has been overrun by zombies— not the shambling, mindless creepers from The Walking Dead, mind you; these zombies are organized and smart.

From The Verge Apr. 18, 2021

And because it came from Rihanna’s brain herself, you couldn’t get a pair of those creepers if you tried.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2020

I get the creepers with her talking that way.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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