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Recent Examples of slithered
Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
After having his wedding night ruined, a finger and toe cut off and being buried alive, Jacob Elordi‘s Nate Jacobs faced his fate when a venomous rattlesnake slithered its way into the hole he was buried in and bit him.
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Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
The reptile slithered its way down the tube.
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Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Boston ended the quarter with a 33-18 lead after Tatum slithered through three Sixers defenders for a dunk, then shot an outlet pass to Jordan Walsh for a transition layup.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
As an adaptation of an old Alsop Fable goes, a frog was about to jump into the water when a scorpion slithered by.
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Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Denver was planning to double-team from the middle of the floor, but the MVP favorite recognized it and slithered to his right, away from the help.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
With an eye-popping 2,000-dot-per-inch (dpi) tracking resolution, on-the-fly sensitivity controls, mechanical ball tracking, and a very distinct silhouette, the Boomslang slithered to the forefront of turn-of-the-millennium gaming gear.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.
—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
After having his wedding night ruined, a finger and toe cut off and being buried alive, Jacob Elordi‘s Nate Jacobs faced his fate when a venomous rattlesnake slithered its way into the hole he was buried in and bit him.
—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
The reptile slithered its way down the tube.
—
Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Boston ended the quarter with a 33-18 lead after Tatum slithered through three Sixers defenders for a dunk, then shot an outlet pass to Jordan Walsh for a transition layup.
—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 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
Denver was planning to double-team from the middle of the floor, but the MVP favorite recognized it and slithered to his right, away from the help.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
With an eye-popping 2,000-dot-per-inch (dpi) tracking resolution, on-the-fly sensitivity controls, mechanical ball tracking, and a very distinct silhouette, the Boomslang slithered to the forefront of turn-of-the-millennium gaming gear.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
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Daily drops of 5% and 4% were followed by a 16% slump as jitters crept into the market.
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On this Hornets team, which crept close to the playoffs last season but still didn’t make it for the 10th year in a row, these two first-round picks aren’t going to start right away unless someone gets hurt.
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Chelsea Green crawled from under the ring and evened the odds.
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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When Costco asked for a photograph, Ellinger slid into a tattoo parlor chair and turned the little white lie into a permanent reality.
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Breakker followed Rollins atop the ropes, but Seth bit Bron, who slid down the ropes temporarily.
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Extension cords snaked down the sidewalk to power laptops.
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McKennie got on the ball in midfield and sprayed the ball out to Pulisic, who snaked through two Paraguayan defenders, then squared the ball back to his teammate and friend.
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“Slithered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithered. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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