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Recent Examples of slither
Indeed, one of the new creatures slithering around Britain are grotesque, bloated slimeballs that suck up worms from the earth and are easily killed with a bow and arrow.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 June 2025
For homeowners who would rather not have those slithering critters on or underneath their property, here are a few tips.
—Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Pritchard added a highlight-reel layup shortly thereafter — utilizing some nifty post moves to slither past Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony — and later hit back-to-back triples early in the fourth quarter to help Boston pull away in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 June 2025
For homeowners who would rather not have those slithering critters on or underneath their property, here are a few tips.
—Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Pritchard added a highlight-reel layup shortly thereafter — utilizing some nifty post moves to slither past Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony — and later hit back-to-back triples early in the fourth quarter to help Boston pull away in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Looking like a wild morning glory, field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a vigorous perennial vine that often snakes its way up, over, and through your garden plants.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
9 Aug. 2025
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Telltale details of artifice surface in these larger gallery images: Backdrops emerge more prominently, noticeable seams and threads materialize in artificial arrangements, a layer of dust coats a fake bamboo plant, a rubber hose snakes into a seemingly untrammeled landscape.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2025
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Adam crawls along the floor, left, about to put his finger in an electrical outlet, right, while his baby watches from afar.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The company argued that its AI assistants operate on behalf of a user's request and are not systematically crawling the web for training data.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Still, Windows 11, the figure Microsoft is keenest to see grow is creeping up and is now at 59.9%, almost exactly three fifths, then.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Raven motifs crept into the production design at every turn: Nevermore Academy’s front gates, Principal Weems’ office, roof tiles that resembled feathers, and the school’s mascot.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Horton slid into the No. 5 slot in the Cubs rotation, behind Matthew Boyd, Colin Ray, Shota Imanaga, and Javier Assad.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But, by 2024, Russia had slid further down the Corruption Perceptions Index to 154th place, tied with Azerbaijan, Honduras and Lebanon.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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