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Recent Examples of slitheredZelina 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
The memories of those late-game collapses crept in when the Sabres’ 4-2 lead became 4-3 early in the third period.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
But, throughout the decades, housing developments crept toward wildlands, the climate warmed, and fires increasingly escalated into unstoppable urban conflagrations.
Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
The van’s driver then crawled out of his vehicle’s window, crossed over a median and was instantly struck by a car speeding in the opposite direction, which was broadcast by the news helicopter following the chase.
Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.
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Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
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