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plural of slaver
as in salivas
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slaver
as in drools
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone

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In 2019, Glasgow University committed itself to alloting £20 million to reparative justice in response to a report that proved the university’s connections to Scottish slavers. Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 In many different regions, groups seeking sanctuary from raids by slavers created new settlements during the 17th and 18th centuries. Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026 The faceless head of a man bobbing in the water recalls the countless Africans who perished during the perilous journey due to disease, malnourishment, and abuse, whose bodies were thrown overboard by unscrupulous ship captains and slavers to schools of sharks. James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Broadwick’s pink front door spits you out slap-bang in the middle of it all like a tongue.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • The pig slobbers mud on my right leg as Grace jaunts away.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
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  • From prototypes to waters XING is not presenting the marine system as laboratory-only technology.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But as local waters warm, researchers have observed young whites venturing into New England waters sooner, bringing them dangerously close to the adult predators, Quevedo said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Slavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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