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Recent Examples of slither
The snake slithered all the way past Micheel’s ball before heading into the rough.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
That same year, Hiaasen published Squeeze Me—the book about pythons slithering around Palm Beach.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
As the players are asked questions like who among them is the biggest snake slithering under the radar, Dylan recognizes that this mission is a great opportunity to study how people answer as a way to gauge who might be a Traitor.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
But Brunson slithered back with venom: 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a decisive victory.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
That same year, Hiaasen published Squeeze Me—the book about pythons slithering around Palm Beach.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
As the players are asked questions like who among them is the biggest snake slithering under the radar, Dylan recognizes that this mission is a great opportunity to study how people answer as a way to gauge who might be a Traitor.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
But Brunson slithered back with venom: 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a decisive victory.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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When his man left to protect the lane against Gilgeous-Alexander snaking back against the blitz, Williams would get the swing pass from his point guard and attack the rotated defense.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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During the early years, the Pines might have been best known as the home to the Hollywood Sportatorium, where people stuck in a long line of cars snaked along a two-lane road to see rock concerts.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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The next day, at 9:10 p.m., Boelter crawled out of a wooded area and surrendered to law enforcement.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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To make the stakes even higher, Player 39 crawls to the edge after the round ends.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Soon, Kelli’s voice creeps up a few octaves after Brit calls her insecure, prompting her to lay the glam team drama on the table.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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The Mets still have the best ERA in the majors at 3.08, but their month-by-month ERAs are creeping up — from 2.64 in March and April to 3.15 in May and 3.76 so far in June.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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Andrew Nembhard is expected to slide into the starting point guard role.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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