serpents

plural of serpent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpents
Noun
  • Serpentarium visitors can meet and pet Fáfnir and a number of snakes and alligators at the grand opening, Wilson said.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The entire concert is a spectacle — all black and red, smoke and snakes.
    Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So many traitors, smooth operators.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The stars play a game in which a group of ‘faithful’ players must detect and eliminate ‘traitors,’ who each evening banish others from the competition.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • During these visits in October 2024 and March 2025, the team encountered three more Ottoman vipers around Aggitis.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Serpents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpents. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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