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 Black/Limelight/Black sneaker features a mostly black design that’s contrasted by gray TPU caging and accents. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 Police are looking for a man who was last seen shirtless, wearing black sweatpants, while the other suspect sported a hoodie, black sweatpants and black sneakers. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Sporty sneakers are found alongside luxe leather jackets or with big jeans and a feminine blouse. — Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sneaker

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Noun

In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte.

— Eva Flowe October 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
In California, bats and skunks are the animals that most often get rabies, according to the state health department.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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

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The public got the message, with some parents keeping their children indoors while police and herpetologists scoured that backyard for the snake.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Then there’s snake, tiger, zebra, and deer print…cow print is still hanging around too.

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

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

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