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as in serpent
a limbless reptile with a long body
snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
why, that dirty, rotten snake!
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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
what a snake she was—having an affair with my husband while I was in the hospital!
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Recent Examples of snake
Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Integrate the year of the snake into your interior design with these reptilian hooks with an antique brass finish.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Weber’s Little Donut Shop The line snaking around the block at 5 a.m. is a good indication Weber’s Little Donut Shop is a must-visit.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Cleveland needs all hands on deck to keep their season alive, and Mitchell is the true head of the snake.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Integrate the year of the snake into your interior design with these reptilian hooks with an antique brass finish.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Verb
The access line to the main shop snaked back to the practice range and a sign indicated a 40-minute wait.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Weber’s Little Donut Shop The line snaking around the block at 5 a.m. is a good indication Weber’s Little Donut Shop is a must-visit.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snake
Noun
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But even as the small serpent refuses to let go and wraps its body around HARDY’s hand, the songwriter remains totally calm.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
25 Apr. 2025
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Built for the long game, these serpents slithered their way from the Cretaceous right through to the Cenozoic — a stretch of over 80 million years.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Stephen Fry, Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed and singer Paloma Faith are just three of the 19 celebs entering the castle to sniff out the traitors from the faithfuls in the first celebrity season of the smash hit on the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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The former sees the latter as a pro-European traitor and а success symbol born of the imperial decline that Soviet-era bureaucrats have yet to accept.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Mars will appear in the constellation Cancer in the western sky, while Jupiter will lurk close to the horizon, setting just a few hours after the sun.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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Probably not as many as are lurking on your medicine cabinet shelves.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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When the window broke, the bear crawled out safely and returned to the woods.—
Shyla Watson,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Inspectors saw one rat crawling from the top equipment shelf in an unapproved back dry storage area onto the roof, and another rat on an electrical line behind a two-door household freezer/refrigerator in the same dry storage area.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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According to a study published April 23 in the journal Evolution, some vipers are producing venoms containing fewer and more focused toxins, despite living in extremely varied environments.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Apr. 2025
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Maybe not coincidentally, the nicest guy in the vipers’ nest is the producer played by Joseph Cotton.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On Tuesday, Leo sneaked into the headquarters of his Augustinian order right off St. Peter’s Square.—
Mitra Taj,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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For her first single after that triumph to only just sneak onto the Country Airplay ranking — and in last place — indicates a substantial and sustained promotional push behind the scenes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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However, a new poll shows his approval rating among this demographic may be creeping up again.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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In the bottom of the third inning, Báez was creeping off third when Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez received a pitch, then popped and fired toward the bag.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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