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Recent Examples of boa
Our trip was a catwalk of silks, sequins, boas, stilettos, velvet loafers, and black ties.
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 5 Nov. 2025
Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.
—Justine Goode, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
Black beauty editors donned fur boas and danced while swatching shimmer carnival-like pigments.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 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
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 5 Nov. 2025
Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.
—Justine Goode, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
Black beauty editors donned fur boas and danced while swatching shimmer carnival-like pigments.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 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
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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
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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
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The Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake is even the official state reptile.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
24 Nov. 2025
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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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Tom Ford-era Gucci bags in iconic python, ultra-rare Louis Vuitton pochettes, and Dior saddle bags.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another celebrity to have recently embraced a Tod’s look is supermodel Iman, who attended the spring 2026 show wearing statement-making python boots in brown.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The project starts to unravel when life imitates art and a real anaconda begins hunting them down.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 Dec. 2025
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This time around, an anaconda is being experimented on in a secret facility in Romania using blood orchids (the mythical flower from the previous movie).—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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For example, an adult black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), one of the planet’s deadliest elapids, regularly grows upwards of 10 feet long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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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
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Birkenstock Buckley Moc Clog A shoe with a moccasin-like feel, the Birkenstock Buckley Moc Clog is comfortable and so easy to slip on and off.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2025
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The concepts are getting more adventurous, too, with brands like Asics experimenting with technical leather sneakers and New Balance readying moccasin-like mash-ups.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Boa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boa. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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