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Recent Examples of slithered
And then, with Barnes out of the game due to an ankle injury, Ingram slithered his way to a layup and helped force a Jusuf Nurkic miss on the other end to help put the game away in the fourth.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Zelina slithered on the ramp in a snake-like manner as Black stood behind her.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
In August, Kravitz told Meyers that her mom's pet snake, Orpheus, had gotten loose and slithered into a small hole in the corner of the bathroom.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Walton Goggins slithered into the 2025 Emmys with some apt nods to The White Lotus.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Their layers of meaning multiplied and slithered out of my grasp.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Zelina slithered on the ramp in a snake-like manner as Black stood behind her.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
In August, Kravitz told Meyers that her mom's pet snake, Orpheus, had gotten loose and slithered into a small hole in the corner of the bathroom.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Walton Goggins slithered into the 2025 Emmys with some apt nods to The White Lotus.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Their layers of meaning multiplied and slithered out of my grasp.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
Verb
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This book by Jessamine Chan crept its way into my marrow and refused to get out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Shots stopped falling, turnovers crept in and possessions that had previously looked sharp dissolved into hurried attempts and empty trips.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Three roaches crawled on the floor elsewhere.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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In some cases, these restaurants crawled — for decades — so that Charlotte’s food scene could walk.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Buildings slid into decay, forcing out the elderly renters, bringing in an underclass -- criminals, dope users, the poor, unemployed Mariel refugees.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rocket Lab — The space company’s stock price slid 5%.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lines have snaked outside of Christy’s Tasty Queen all week, full of people hoping to get their hands on a few final pork tenderloin sandwiches.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Irrigation tubes snaked across the craters of empty plant holes.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Slithered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithered. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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