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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.
—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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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
Noun
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In the penultimate episode, Jacob Elordi’s Nate Jacobs was killed off after being buried alive and then bitten by a rattlesnake.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Sweeney was seen topless wearing only a pair of nude thong underwear as the python wrapped itself around her body in another photo.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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While in character, Sweeney went topless multiple times, sported a tiny Y2K butterfly top, experienced a few wedding nip slips, and even wrangled a python.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Pugh added some subtle coverage with a pair of nude underwear and accessorized with a fluffy gold feather boa.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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For the most part, most of them wore gowns that could fit through the revolving door at the Hotel Du Cap onto the grand descending stairway, read few came close to rivaling Skye Hankey’s boa yellow dress last year which provided an elegant challenge for exits and entrances.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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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.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Nike executive Gentry Humphrey, who’s currently the vice president of Jordan footwear, likened the look to that of a snake — specifically the highly venomous black mamba.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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The copperhead and timber rattlesnake are largely isolated to certain regions in northern Florida.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Tennessee is home to 32 species of snakes, but only four of them secrete venom — the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake and pygmy rattlesnake.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Noun
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What the Taiwan call an anaconda strategy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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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.—
Mark Price,
charlotteobserver,
15 May 2017
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“Cobra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobra. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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