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Recent Examples of slithers
Hi-hats and snares appear in fragmentary bursts, icy synths precipitate and evaporate, and Zel slithers wryly in the cut.
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithers
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As the Bay Area slowly — some might say glacially — crawls into spring, there’s nothing better than sipping a hot cup of tea or coffee to warm yourself up.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As with aftermarket switchable sway bar systems, drivers can lock the sway bars in place for better handling and stability at speed and unlock them completely for maximum articulation during bumpy rock crawls.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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The curved shadow of the Earth that creeps across the moon during lunar eclipses is key to humankind’s understanding of our planet.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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This phase lasts 1 hour, 14 minutes as the deeper shadow creeps across the lunar face.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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In southwest Russia, where the border with eastern Ukraine snakes down to the Sea of Azov, lies the city of Rostov-on-Don, which serves as the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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From the mouth of Lake of the Woods, the Warroad River snakes through the middle of the city limits, a few blocks from the headquarters of Marvin Windows and Doors, the employer as synonymous with the town as the sport of hockey.—
Dave Campbell,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Business owners selling products like rotary phones or needlepoint kits are seeing their revenue rise while the average costumer age slides.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The sternum strap slides up and down along a moderate range, and the backpanel length features a standard Velcro adjustment system.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slithers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithers. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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