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Recent Examples of adder
River, tree, sorry, adder, stink, future, plughole.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Among the elapids are cobras, and in Australia death adders and tiger snakes.
—New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2025
Klaus Birch Birch arrived at the scene and found the adder examining the young hare and biting its left hind leg.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
See it On Sylt Island in northern Germany, a resident’s photograph confirmed the presence of a Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
That massive range is in part due to the adder’s ability to withstand low temperatures, Lüddecke explains.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Among the elapids are cobras, and in Australia death adders and tiger snakes.
—New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2025
Klaus Birch Birch arrived at the scene and found the adder examining the young hare and biting its left hind leg.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
See it On Sylt Island in northern Germany, a resident’s photograph confirmed the presence of a Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
That massive range is in part due to the adder’s ability to withstand low temperatures, Lüddecke explains.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adder
Noun
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Rather than allowing herself to be captured by the Romans, legend has it that Cleopatra let a poisonous asp bite her in Alexandria, according to the documentary.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the caterpillars Walker has studied are puss, or asp, caterpillars, whose stings can be excruciating.—
Ivan Amato,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Other rattlesnakes found as far north as Denton County include the timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake, Pandelis said.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake is even the official state reptile.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Herrington collectively calls them cobra kids—the cobra is a BUSAR symbol.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Cape coral cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus) and the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), act in a more stealthy fashion.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the Fenty Beauty mogul has proven herself animal print agnostic, with a particular penchant for snake—those Amina Muaddi python print boots are the hardest working shoe in her wardrobe.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2026
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The snake was identified as a carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal regions.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Curiously, 1890 is also the model number that’s surfaced for a moccasin-sneaker hybrid from New Balance that’s yet to be released.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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This contemporary take on a ballet shoe is easy to incorporate into your everyday rotation, while the moccasin-style toe adds even more visual interest to an already stunning shoe without overpowering the look.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The snake was identified as a carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal regions.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Burmese pythons are one of the state’s most notorious invasive species, and the FWC has implemented several efforts to remove the large nonvenomous constrictors from our ecosystem — primarily by humanely killing them.—
NBC South Florida,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pretti was passionate about the outdoors A competitive bicycle racer who lavished care on his new Audi, Pretti had also been deeply attached to his dog, who died about a year ago.—
Michael Biesecker,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was also passionate about the outdoors A competitive bicycle racer who lavished care on his new Audi, Pretti had also been deeply attached to his dog, who died about a year ago.—
Michael Biesecker,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Adder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adder. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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