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Recent Examples of adder
As the days get warmer, lizards and common adders come out, too.
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Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
River, tree, sorry, adder, stink, future, plughole.
—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
Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
River, tree, sorry, adder, stink, future, plughole.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adder
Noun
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The following year Antony died by suicide, and Cleopatra took her own life soon after, reportedly dying from an asp’s poison.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Then, as legend holds, the queen let a poisonous asp bite her, choosing death with Antony over life under Octavian’s rule.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The county advises that people who see a rattlesnake on their property keep an eye on it from a safe distance and call the county Department of Animal Services at 619-236‑2341.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those serpents include six rattlesnake species and non-rattlers, such as the Copperhead, Water Moccasin (or Cottonmouth) and Eastern Coral snakes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Huntersville Animal Services officers caught and removed snakes in and around two homes on the same day this week, including a venomous copperhead.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of the 14 snakes native to the state, the northern copperhead and the timber rattlesnake are the only two venomous species, according to Annicelli.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Straight at me, the cobra struck.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Among the more notable stunts this time are Knoxville riding a giant rocket, Bam Margera trapped in a trailer with a cobra and a finale musical number.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Connecting the dots Back in 2022, Dixon and Cove, who works for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, made a rather macabre discovery, but one that has turned out to be a silver lining in the war against the Burmese python.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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According to a Facebook post shared by the Exeter Township Police Department on Saturday, April 4, officers were called to a home in Berks County after the driver found a live ball python in the trunk of his vehicle.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the most recognizable style of loafer originated in Aurland, Norway, in 1930, when one Nils Gregoriussen Tveranger decided to combine the techniques of traditional Native American moccasin construction with the design of a simple shoe worn by local fisherman.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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The event will also include Native American artisan vendors selling things like jewelry, flutes, moccasins, beading accessories, leatherworks, pottery, dream catchers and food trucks.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 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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The car’s third and current owner subsequently contacted Lanzante—famous for its take on the P1 GT, P1 LM, and 1995 Le Mans–winning F1 GTR racer—to commission a roofless version after seeing the prototype’s debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed the previous year.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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The drag racer flashed a wide smile to his friends as cops escorted him from the 104th Precinct station house on Thursday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Adder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adder. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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