Thesaurus results for SNEAKER

sneaker

noun

ˈsnē-kər

Definition of sneaker

as in skunk

someone who acts in a sly and secret manner she's such a sneaker I wouldn't trust her any farther than I could throw her

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Recent Examples of sneaker The sound of rubber sneakers screeching against hard floor inundates the corridors of a sports center tucked in the suburbs of Zurich. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 Available in both standard and wide sizes, this sneaker is designed with shock absorption to keep you feeling light on your feet. — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 Bank of America sees shares plunging even deeper into the red, particularly as the sneaker maker also struggles to lift sales in China, which is a critical market. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 In April, Puma and Jil Sander continued their collaboration with an update to the K-Street sneaker. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sneaker

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Noun

What Skunk Burrows Look Like For a larger animal, holes that skunks dig while foraging are relatively small.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Rabies is spread through bites and scratches from infected animals — most often bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks — and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, though a four-to-five-shot vaccine given after exposure is nearly 100% effective.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of skunk

Noun

His weakness is that he could be seen as a weasel and have jurors mad at him.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Wolverines — the sturdy animals in the images the national forest shared online — are the largest members of the mustelid family, which includes species of badgers, otters and weasels.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2026

Definition of weasel

Noun

Sleeper also features dynamic payout scaling based on individual player probabilities, as well as classic Daily Drafts for real-time snake drafting.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
There were rattlesnakes and vipers in the rest of Canada, but no snakes here in except the harmless garter snake.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of snake

Noun

Instead of kicking another field goal later in the quarter, Whittingham went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Iowa 18 and Underwood's sneak was stopped.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Available in several pastel hues and patterns, these high-vamp canvas sneaks look ultracomfy and flattering.

— Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

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