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Recent Examples of slithery The alluring but slithery presence of occult expert Alexander Babtiste (Jamie Campbell Bower, wickedly good) adds more spice to a guilty pleasure to savor. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 The storyline stretches its slithery tendrils into new territory that has its title character, embodied by Jenna Ortega, face foes old and new (and family) to uncover the latest supernatural mystery endangering Nevermore Academy. Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 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 To learn more about the slithery, slimy donation, visit here. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithery
Adjective
  • The Supima cotton sheet set is made with a sateen weave, offering a light sheen like you’d get in bamboo sheets without the slippery feel.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But more problematic to the scientists today is that the eels are nocturnal, good at hiding and very, very slippery.
    Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jason Ardizzone-West’s set is a predictable slick white box, its blank surfaces submissive to the constant barrage of Brad Peterson’s video projections.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Having his slick-fielding pal Ha-Seong Kim as a teammate again seemed to bring out the best in Jurickson Profar in their first game together with the Atlanta Braves.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Watts wore a navy blue sparkly dress paired with black mules and a slicked back hairstyle.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Slithery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithery. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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