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Recent Examples of sidewinder
Among them is a man who a month ago was bitten by a sidewinder rattlesnake near the desert resort city of Palm Springs.
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Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
When attacked by predators like sidewinder snakes, the rodents execute stunt-like aerial kicks that smack snakes away in a matter of milliseconds. 3.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
The variety of rattlesnakes in the U.S. is vast, from the Eastern Diamondback, which loves the long pine forests of the Southeast and can be found in parks throughout the region, from the Everglades to Cumberland Island National Seashore, to the sidewinder, found in the deserts of the Southwest.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2023
Following a call from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to President Biden, Biden authorized that U.S. aircraft take down the new high-altitude object and a U.S. F-22 shot it down with a sidewinder missile, Ryder said.
—ABC News, 12 Feb. 2023
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Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
When attacked by predators like sidewinder snakes, the rodents execute stunt-like aerial kicks that smack snakes away in a matter of milliseconds. 3.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
The variety of rattlesnakes in the U.S. is vast, from the Eastern Diamondback, which loves the long pine forests of the Southeast and can be found in parks throughout the region, from the Everglades to Cumberland Island National Seashore, to the sidewinder, found in the deserts of the Southwest.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2023
Following a call from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to President Biden, Biden authorized that U.S. aircraft take down the new high-altitude object and a U.S. F-22 shot it down with a sidewinder missile, Ryder said.
—ABC News, 12 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidewinder
Noun
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Herrington collectively calls them cobra kids—the cobra is a BUSAR symbol.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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Sky backflipped out of Pop Rox and followed up with a roundhouse kick.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Maya Mamushi — one of Sayaka’s Harajuku Stars teammates — put her hands on her hips to film a clip for CNN, and, with blue braids whipping around, unleashed a roundhouse kick inches from our photojournalist’s face.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Other rattlesnakes found as far north as Denton County include the timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake, Pandelis said.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake is even the official state reptile.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
24 Nov. 2025
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Between 2022 and 2024 the state experienced a $175 billion swing from surplus to deficit.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Or, the Lightning could take a big swing for a right-handed shot who could help kick the power play up a notch, since the team’s PP1 could use a better one-timer option from the left circle.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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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
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The Warriors were playing without starters Stephen Curry (knee) and Draymond Green (back), while Minnesota's Anthony Edwards was a late scratch to rest a recurring right foot injury.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Kuminga was still out with a knee injury, while Jimmy Butler has been lost for the season with an ACL tear.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 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
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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
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Switch sides, bringing your left elbow to your right knee, continuing to alternate in a cycling motion.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
31 Jan. 2026
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Not having Dorgu’s energy down the left could afford more space to Wilson down that side.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Sidewinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidewinder. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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