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Recent Examples of cobra
Try a baby cobra, which provides a gentler, more focused stretch, instead.
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Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
The beef is tender with bits of fat — the kind of fat that renders and drips on the glowing coals causing the grill to hiss like an agitated cobra.
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Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
Disrupt it with, say, a cobra’s strike, and your diaphragm will stop working properly, as will your breath.
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Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Snakes are a motif throughout the house—a nod to the cobra as a symbol of good fortune.
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Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cobra
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
The beef is tender with bits of fat — the kind of fat that renders and drips on the glowing coals causing the grill to hiss like an agitated cobra.
—
Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
Disrupt it with, say, a cobra’s strike, and your diaphragm will stop working properly, as will your breath.
—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Snakes are a motif throughout the house—a nod to the cobra as a symbol of good fortune.
—
Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobra
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Commerce City police officers relocated a rattlesnake after it was discovered near Adams City High School.
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Just like rattlesnakes, skunks prefer not to attack.
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Zoë Kravitz wore a clear PVC fall 2026 version with faint python print ahead of the Met Gala in May.
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So, Nitzany wrangled and grabbed the python while onlookers stood back and watched.
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Cheers erupted when Griffin, Parker and her two children from previous relationships led a calf with a giant pink boa and a fluffy pink flower around its neck into the yard.
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Pugh accessorized with a feather boa and gold statement jewelry.
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Black mamba venom represents one solution to that problem. Snakes like the black mamba can stir fear in the bravest of us.
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The Oilers’ penalty kill had its issues –– virtually any team with weak goaltending does –– but their power play remained as lethal as a black mamba.
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If this animal sounds like a Burmese python, that’s because the serpent-like fish — known as Asian swamp eels — have a lot in common with the big, invasive constrictors.
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The snake was identified as a carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal regions.
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German players reportedly came across a copperhead while training, the BBC reported Tuesday, June 16.
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Expect lots of swelling around the bite, and, if bitten by a copperhead, to feel poorly with flu-like symptoms for a few days.
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What the Taiwan call an anaconda strategy.
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But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.
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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.
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“Cobra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobra. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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