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Recent Examples of slithery To learn more about the slithery, slimy donation, visit here. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Gilgeous-Alexander, the slithery Oklahoma City Thunder guard, has elevated his play again and is a runaway favorite to win the NBA MVP this year. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Here, the character is named Herr Knock and embodied with slithery possession by Simon McBurney. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 Here, Count Orlick (an utterly transformed and unrecognizable Bill Skarsgard), is anything but a looker, a towering slithery freak with long, icicle-like talons as thick as a rump roast, whose Romanian accent is saddled with Darth Vader-like breathing issues. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 Her husband has now put chicken wire across the vent to prevent any more slithery visitors from entering their home. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 As originally voiced by Jeremy Irons, Scar had a sinewy, slithery flamboyance that turned him into an unlikely gay icon. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Then, the Bulldogs’ defense forced a huge turnover by King after struggling to contain the slithery quarterback most of the game. Paul Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024 The slithery one all but drags Emperor Javicco Corrino (Mark Strong) and his family into a murderous game of power that leads to a reckoning with the sisterhood. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithery
Adjective
  • The water-free, no-rinse stick creates a slippery barrier on the skin so that your razor can smoothly glide across, leaving skin smooth and hydrated with sea moss, hyaluronic acid and ginger root oil.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Her flippant attitude toward school, her refusal to talk through her grief, and her slippery grasp on the concepts of right and wrong can all be traced to that fateful night in this garage.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, with its slick production values and big stars, Doctor Odyssey is expensive to produce.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • The unapologetic embracing of social platforms and creators has also resulted in a record $8 Million raised from donors to help continue the slick social messaging push to November’s General Mayoral election.
    Jason Davis, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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“Slithery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithery. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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