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Recent Examples of slithering
North Carolina is crawling, or perhaps slithering, with copperheads.
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Eva Flowe,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
On land, movements range from crawling and slithering (worms, mollusks, arthropods, snakes) to walking and running.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
His wife, Cheryl Hines, is heard off camera asking him to be careful with the slithering reptiles.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 May 2026
But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Embiid is waiting to impede Bridges, but Bridges doesn’t even touch him, instead slithering around his left hip.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
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Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Boan points out turtles, frogs and small snakes slithering off to the side.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Before each take, creator and showrunner Sam Levinson would make a hand gesture like a slithering snake — Akinnuoye-Agbaje demonstrates it — to evoke the energy Alamo should have.
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Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Eva Flowe,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
On land, movements range from crawling and slithering (worms, mollusks, arthropods, snakes) to walking and running.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
His wife, Cheryl Hines, is heard off camera asking him to be careful with the slithering reptiles.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 May 2026
But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.
—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Embiid is waiting to impede Bridges, but Bridges doesn’t even touch him, instead slithering around his left hip.
—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Boan points out turtles, frogs and small snakes slithering off to the side.
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Before each take, creator and showrunner Sam Levinson would make a hand gesture like a slithering snake — Akinnuoye-Agbaje demonstrates it — to evoke the energy Alamo should have.
—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithering
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Costs begin creeping higher, margins get a little tighter and profitability comes under pressure.
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About 1 million 16-to-24-year-olds now find themselves not in employment, education or training, with levels creeping toward highs not seen since the 2008 financial crash.
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The Germans were crawling as far as the street, dashing across the asphalt, then leaping into the second trench.
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Jude Cornell joined a swarm of toddlers crawling after soccer balls, tossing training cones into the air and relocating a goalie net that was proving to be very, very portable.
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They were surprised by the line snaking out the door and the $5 cover to get into the hockey dive bar.
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Fuel rationing has been introduced in many regions, with hourslong queues of cars snaking beside roads.
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Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd said Minnesota was considering selecting Duke wing Isaiah Evans with the 28th pick in this week’s NBA Draft, prior to the Wolves sliding back five selections due to the Julius Randle trade.
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
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“Slithering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithering. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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