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Recent Examples of moccasin
Curiously, 1890 is also the model number that’s surfaced for a moccasin-sneaker hybrid from New Balance that’s yet to be released.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
The trade cloth shirts, the long skirts, the moccasins—forgetting that this blend of fashions was relatively new at the time.
—Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
But what are moccasin shoes, anyway?
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 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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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
The trade cloth shirts, the long skirts, the moccasins—forgetting that this blend of fashions was relatively new at the time.
—Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
But what are moccasin shoes, anyway?
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moccasin
Noun
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His enthusiasm feels potent enough to charm a rattlesnake.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rattlesnake Saloon Tuscumbia During the construction of this one-of-a-kind bar, restaurant, and music venue, workers unearthed a rattlesnake den, mother and twelve babies included, and the name wrote itself.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Venomous snakes—including the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the cottonmouth—all make this area their home.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Wider portions of the shape can be seen on either side while more narrow portions cross the copperhead’s back and tailbone, experts say.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The choreography featured an albino Burmese python casually draped over Spears during the live performance.—
Sara Vallone
March 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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This was the first day the family had gone out together on an official python hunt.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lee, who has been sober for 30 years, recounts wearing a feather boa and dancing on top of the bar with an inflatable alien hanging from the ceiling.—
Leanne Battelle,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pairing her geometric gown with a larger-than-life feather boa, Carey also accessorized with over 300 carats of Levuma diamonds.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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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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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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
Noun
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John recalls that during one sequence, Red Bull racer Max Verstappen crashed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Magnier has remarkable momentum after winning 20 races in the last nine months, more than any other male pro road racer, even if most of those have come in non-WorldTour races.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Moccasin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moccasin. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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