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Recent Examples of bushmaster
That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.
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Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.
—Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 15 May 2017
Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.
—Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 15 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushmaster
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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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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The show featured other Minter heroes, including Jane Fonda giving the finger and two large-scale odalisques: Padma Lakshmi, in a bra and a boa, eating oranges, and Lizzo, in a corset, holding an iPhone.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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At the New York premiere of her upcoming film, , Sweeney arrived alongside co-star Amanda Seyfried wearing a low-cut, glitzy silver Miu Miu floor-length gown, finished with a dramatic feather boa.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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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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
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River, tree, sorry, adder, stink, future, plughole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The officer said animals seem to come with Yreka CHP’s territory; officers had to babysit a python and a tarantula while on duty last year.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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
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“Bushmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushmaster. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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