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Recent Examples of slithering
This massive snake, which can grow over 9 feet long, was seen slithering across a road, a rare sighting in this region.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
During the surprising snake sighting, New Yorkers watched the reptile cross a city street, according to Puppy Kitty NY City's Instagram post about the slithering critters.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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
The snake, maybe a foot long, stretched its head above the surface of the lake, its body slithering as though on land.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Danger is slithering around Tennessee Tennessee is home to dozens of species of snakes, but there are only four venomous ones that people, and animals like chickens, should watch out for.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Sáez warned residents not to touch the slithering creatures, even with gloves.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
More recently, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour involved 70,000 wristbands pulsing in unison, and stage sets transforming from slithering snakes to whimsical fairy-tale forests to cinematic cityscapes.
—Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
During the surprising snake sighting, New Yorkers watched the reptile cross a city street, according to Puppy Kitty NY City's Instagram post about the slithering critters.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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
The snake, maybe a foot long, stretched its head above the surface of the lake, its body slithering as though on land.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Danger is slithering around Tennessee Tennessee is home to dozens of species of snakes, but there are only four venomous ones that people, and animals like chickens, should watch out for.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Sáez warned residents not to touch the slithering creatures, even with gloves.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
More recently, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour involved 70,000 wristbands pulsing in unison, and stage sets transforming from slithering snakes to whimsical fairy-tale forests to cinematic cityscapes.
—Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithering
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Domestically, the president is also navigating creeping inflation that is threatening his party’s prospects in the midterm elections, with Democrats staking their return to power on fears of an affordability crisis.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with Neo stepping into the household and taking on labor like housekeeping, job-seekers may have to compete with AI innovations creeping into the blue-collar world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Amazon has already taken steps in recent months to prevent external AI agents from crawling its website, including those developed by OpenAI, Google and Meta.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Of course, a raw peak power figure looks impressive on paper but is far from the bottom line when snaking your way up and down mountains of sand in the desert.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration’s prevailing wage rule has also raised concerns that snaking requirements backed by Big Labor are throttling the industry.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Or are the Seminoles at risk of sliding into irrelevance if trips to the Gator Bowl become acceptable?—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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There, people held the bus with their hands to keep it from sliding down to the next tier.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Slithering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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