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Recent Examples of boa
Black beauty editors donned fur boas and danced while swatching shimmer carnival-like pigments.
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
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
Fortunately, saving Blomberg’s tree boa and its fellow forest dwellers isn’t just a matter of protecting what’s left: Jocotoco is also restoring degraded areas.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
The boa appears well cared for, Animal Services employees said in their post.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
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
Fortunately, saving Blomberg’s tree boa and its fellow forest dwellers isn’t just a matter of protecting what’s left: Jocotoco is also restoring degraded areas.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
The boa appears well cared for, Animal Services employees said in their post.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boa
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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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
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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
Noun
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No trail, just rock after rock, a phantom rattlesnake curled in every crevice.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The shoes retail for $620 are available in an eye-grabbing brown python leather and a rich cacao suede leather.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dog owner Lauren Alyse Smith, 25, has stunned the internet after sharing a sweet video of 6-year-old Lilah the golden retriever cuddling up to none other than a ball python named Poppy.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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For one, the Lidia thong design was rendered with in an anaconda print in a bold tangerine hue, but other versions played with cork or raffia elements, in addition to leather.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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But chaos erupts when the anaconda escapes mid-filming, forcing the team deep into the jungle in search of another.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 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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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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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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