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Recent Examples of slithered
The driver had a rough idea as to when the snake slithered into his vehicle.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 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
One slithered into a backyard, under a patio chair, and another was found stretched out across the warm cement sidewalk leading into Matt Davis Park.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 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
One slithered into a backyard, under a patio chair, and another was found stretched out across the warm cement sidewalk leading into Matt Davis Park.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
Verb
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As the '80s gave way to the '90s and, later, the new millennium crept in, all-male singing groups became a defining part of pop culture.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Even so, a little magic has crept into the proceedings, with some brands concealing their cleverness in plain sight and others putting more of the horological art on display.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Margot, who works for a social-media platform called Kino and shares a New Orleans apartment with her bestie, Ryan (Aaron Holliday), has only just crawled out of a dark period and doesn’t require much to teeter back in.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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As a toddler, Gabriela crawled about the UCLA clubhouse at reunions.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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In just seconds, those pesky signs of aging were nearly invisible, and my makeup slid over them instead of sinking in.—
Cathy Nelson,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Airport-security lines snaked into terminal basements or out their front doors.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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As rain poured on the northern provinces of Iran in late March, a somber crowd snaked through the mountain ranges of Asara carrying the coffin of Mohammad Reza Kia.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Slithered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithered. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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