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Recent Examples of slither
Each creature took time to sniff, bite and slither around the shiny prize.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Jason Magee was walking a popular trail in Mission Viejo when a familiar sight caught the corner of his eye — a rattlesnake slithering in the nearby bushes, dangerously close to a skatepark, playground and a dog park.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
As an adaptation of an old Alsop Fable goes, a frog was about to jump into the water when a scorpion slithered by.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, being naturally snake-free doesn’t mean there isn’t a single snake slithering around Ireland.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Jason Magee was walking a popular trail in Mission Viejo when a familiar sight caught the corner of his eye — a rattlesnake slithering in the nearby bushes, dangerously close to a skatepark, playground and a dog park.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
As an adaptation of an old Alsop Fable goes, a frog was about to jump into the water when a scorpion slithered by.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, being naturally snake-free doesn’t mean there isn’t a single snake slithering around Ireland.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Another car snakes down the road.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Londoners won’t queue for just anything, but the coffee and pastries at Jolene are well worth joining the line that often snakes around the corner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The roaches crawling in a drawer with clean utensils and rodent poop on a counter didn’t help.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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For example, the new Canva can crawl the web for breaking tech news overnight, determine what’s trending, then create—and even schedule—social media posts on its own.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the chain, which does not franchise in the traditional sense, has crept into Idaho and Colorado.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2026
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Trailing plants like Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) and common periwinkle (Vinca minor) spill over the edges of the pot, while creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum) and bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) cover the surface with dense mats.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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For taller products, like full-size shampoo bottles or styling tools, Kinsella suggests a tiered sliding organizer with an open top to accommodate height.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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His ability to slide inside on pass downs fits the 49ers’ philosophy, perhaps too much so.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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