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Recent Examples of moccasin
But what are moccasin shoes, anyway?
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025
With the purple pants from the book, Stebbins wore these moccasins.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Use Zara’s suede light khaki option to pair with brown corduroy pants, then add print with a pair of leopard moccasins.
Red, Burgundy, and Brown
What feels like fall more than that first bite of warm apple pie?
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Their moccasin-like sole makes the boots comfortable to walk in, while the durable waterproof leather keeps your feet dry.
—Christopher Murray
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025
With the purple pants from the book, Stebbins wore these moccasins.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Use Zara’s suede light khaki option to pair with brown corduroy pants, then add print with a pair of leopard moccasins.
Red, Burgundy, and Brown
What feels like fall more than that first bite of warm apple pie?
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Their moccasin-like sole makes the boots comfortable to walk in, while the durable waterproof leather keeps your feet dry.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for moccasin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moccasin
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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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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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
Noun
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In 2022, Ryan Seacrest decided to do Halloween as the man of the moment, Styles — pink boa and all.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.—
Justine Goode,
NBC news,
7 Sep. 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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These are one of four venomous snakes found in Texas alongside rattlesnakes, cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins) and coral snakes.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Also known as a water moccasin, this darkly colored—usually near-black or olive brown—snake isn’t aggressive, but its bite is fatal without rapid administration of an antivenom.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Prices include $268 for wool pants and $168 for a V-neck sweatshirt to $398 for the double-breasted chore blazer and $1,250 for a suede racer jacket.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Age and height determines whether a racer can ride on the adult, junior, or mini Mario track.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Moccasin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moccasin. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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