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The rattler in chief turned out to be the novelist and gadfly Gore Vidal.
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Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Like when my husband assured me that the snake right outside the door was a rattler, so the poor gopher snake died needlessly.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Zoom in: The best way to prevent a rattler bite is to watch your step and stay on marked trails, according to the department.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Where do rattlers go in California when the weather gets cold?
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Like when my husband assured me that the snake right outside the door was a rattler, so the poor gopher snake died needlessly.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Zoom in: The best way to prevent a rattler bite is to watch your step and stay on marked trails, according to the department.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Where do rattlers go in California when the weather gets cold?
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rattler
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“Rattler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattler. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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rattler
noun
rat·tler
ˈrat-lər 
-ᵊl-ər
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