racer

noun

Definition of racernext
as in rattlesnake

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Recent Examples of racer Her two-piece, featuring a pleated skirt and a racer-back tank, is part of a New Balance collaboration with Miu Miu. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Curtis Storm, president of Tarheel Trailblazers and a former dirt-bike racer, says the problem isn’t electric bicycles. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is an avid yacht racer and formed the sailing league SailGP, which is expected to see its first team with a $100 million valuation by the end of this year, according to league CEO and cofounder Sir Russell Coutts. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026 An American Flat Track racer from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, died after an on-track incident, AMA Pro Racing said. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for racer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racer
  1. rattlesnake
  2. garter snake
  3. cobra
  4. water snake
  5. black racer
  6. sea snake
  7. sea serpent
  8. coral snake
Noun
  • Preventing rattlesnake encounters People want to avoid rattlesnakes, and rattlesnakes want to avoid people as much as possible, according to CPCS.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In most cases, a rattlesnake will inject venom with its bite.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of rattlesnake
Noun
  • The garter snakes survive Manitoba's severe winters by hibernating in a network of limestone crevasses and caverns below the frost line.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Snakes, such as garter snakes and thread snakes, eat snails, ant larvae, and other invertebrates, while gopher snakes, rat snakes, and other larger snakes are excellent mousers and will even take packrats, Amarello says.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 May 2026
Definition of garter snake
Noun
  • But this is impossible once cobra venom enters the system.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Straight at me, the cobra struck.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of cobra
Noun
  • While many of the snakes were said to be non‑venomous water snake and rat snakes, some were cobras, which are considered highly venomous, reported the Xiaoxiang Daily.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Team representative Ruth Pintner has since told the Charlotte Observer in an email that the snake was not a copperhead but a non-venomous water snake.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Definition of water snake
Noun
  • They were later identified as nonvenomous southern black racers.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • It was created in 2014 and honors the late German designer’s legacy, from his sunglasses to his suits and dazzling black racer gloves.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of black racer
Noun
  • Robotic sea snake Maintaining underwater infrastructure such as oil platforms and subsea pipelines is both costly and risky.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • Oil that is on the surface is harmful to animals that come up to the surface to breathe, such as dolphins, sea turtles and sea snakes.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of sea snake
Noun
  • Viewers have already seen glimpses of the premiere, which involves Aang and Katara subduing a sea serpent while guiding refugees across a treacherous path.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
  • And what’s the deal with that sea serpent?
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of sea serpent
Noun
  • The dusky pygmy rattlesnake and coral snake can be found everywhere in Florida, except in the Florida Keys.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • According to a study published in the journal Behavioral Ecology, more bats and birds will steer clear of wind turbines when their blades are painted with colors similar to animals like venomous coral snakes and poison dart frogs.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Definition of coral snake

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