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Recent Examples of anaconda
But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
At this point, anything less than an anaconda pulling you under on a future housewives trip to the Amazon is going to feel like a letdown.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The Amazon The Amazon is home to over three million species of wildlife, including the famous pink river dolphin, tree frogs, spider monkeys, macaws, and anacondas—alongside diverse fish species and reptiles, like piranhas and caimans.
—Emmanuel Burgio, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
It is believed that this snake preyed on large vertebrates, such as crocodiles, and used constriction to overpower its prey, similar to modern-day anacondas.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
At this point, anything less than an anaconda pulling you under on a future housewives trip to the Amazon is going to feel like a letdown.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The Amazon The Amazon is home to over three million species of wildlife, including the famous pink river dolphin, tree frogs, spider monkeys, macaws, and anacondas—alongside diverse fish species and reptiles, like piranhas and caimans.
—Emmanuel Burgio, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
It is believed that this snake preyed on large vertebrates, such as crocodiles, and used constriction to overpower its prey, similar to modern-day anacondas.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anaconda
Noun
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Craft had not noticed the python biting Cruz.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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In the Gawler Ranges National Park in southern Australia, ecologist Tali Moyle encountered a rare southwestern carpet python, known as Morelia imbricata.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fans can get up close to the rams, dinosaur and rattlesnake and majestic as well as two new sculptures that will go to Borrego Springs in November.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The smallest snake in the state, the pygmy rattlesnake, packs a punch given its compact size.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cleopatra was imprisoned in her palace, and legend has it that an ally brought her a basket of figs, and hidden within was the cobra that gave the Egyptian queen that fatal bite.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Save for a quick glance at his adversary, Redford fixes his eyes on the out-of-focus holster in the foreground, a cobra waiting to strike.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her strapless gown also touted a plunging neckline with subtle boning, teamed with a massive feather boa for added drama.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Though the platforms became the star of the show, other parts of Campbell’s ensemble, which included a bright pink feather boa and a Scottish inspired kilt, were also made famous by the fall.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
Noun
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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
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Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Powell County paramedic Eddie Barnes and one of his team members were called to the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in May after the zoo’s co-director, James Harrison, was bitten by a poisonous mamba snake, local news outlet LEX 18 reported.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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This included cobras, a green mamba, a boa constrictor and tarantulas, authorities said.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Other snakes seen during the biannual Snake Road movement include nonvenomous plain-bellied water snakes, rough green snakes, and Western ribbon snakes, as well as venomous species like the northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But what are moccasin shoes, anyway?—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
15 Oct. 2025
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Woven lace-up sneakers could also be seen, as well as metallic gold shoes with interweaving straps, a pointed-toe shoe with a version of a T-strap, moccasin-esque shoes with laces and more styles.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Anaconda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anaconda. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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