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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
  • However, experts warn that the light continuously remaining on could indicate that stability and control could be compromised—notably on slick or slippery roads and during certain conditions.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Higgins is also very slippery after the catch, playing with the balance of a basketball player.
    Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In that world, the spoils won’t go to whoever mints the slickest dollar clone, but to whoever owns the outlets— the wallets, apps, and merchant relationships—through which those dollars ultimately flow.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Electing to play Barcelona at their own possession-based, slick passing game carries a specific kind of risk.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Slithery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithery. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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