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Recent Examples of slithering
The Grammy-winning artist later reclaimed the slithering serpent as one of the key visual elements of her follow-up album, Reputation.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
My back resembled a winding river or slithering snake.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
What in the snake-slithering 'Reputation' is going on?
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
And the story of the city’s slithering saurian appears to have a happy ending.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
In video footage captured, the reptile can be seen slithering in between the front wheels of the car in search of an entry point underneath.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
In one apt spooky season flourish, a pet snake features prominently in the clip, at one point slithering all over Offset’s grinning face.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
This massive snake, which can grow over 9 feet long, was seen slithering across a road, a rare sighting in this region.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
As well as reports of a loose alligator, some users reported that a boa constrictor was slithering around Belle Isle, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
My back resembled a winding river or slithering snake.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
What in the snake-slithering 'Reputation' is going on?
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
And the story of the city’s slithering saurian appears to have a happy ending.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
In video footage captured, the reptile can be seen slithering in between the front wheels of the car in search of an entry point underneath.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
In one apt spooky season flourish, a pet snake features prominently in the clip, at one point slithering all over Offset’s grinning face.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
This massive snake, which can grow over 9 feet long, was seen slithering across a road, a rare sighting in this region.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
As well as reports of a loose alligator, some users reported that a boa constrictor was slithering around Belle Isle, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithering
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After a short detour, visitors will find some cute photo ops with the beavers and even more Pokémon creeping onto the main trail.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Make the jump to cigarette jeans, also known (less charmingly) as stovepipe or boyfriend jeans, which are slowly but surely creeping into the fashion ecosystem.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Few things shake the confidence of a person like crawling to the top bunk of a quivering bed frame, your feet wrapping uncomfortably along the frail metal rungs of the ladder.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2026
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Soon Carbone was crawling with celebrities.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the grinding war of attrition along the roughly 600-mile front line snaking through eastern and southern Ukraine has dragged on, and Ukrainian civilians are enduring another winter of hardship after Russian bombardment of cities in the rear.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Titled a serpentine, their pavilion is inspired by the crinkle crankle wall, a snaking English architecture feature that harkens back to the sinusoidal walls of Ancient Egypt.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Jan. 2026
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The defender remained upfield after a corner kick, sliding into position inside the 6-yard box to bang home a cross from Emma Sears with her left foot.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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After receiving no response from inside the home, the SWAT team deployed a smaller armored vehicle known as a Rook to break down a side fence and enter the home through a sliding glass door.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Slithering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithering. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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