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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
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
At Manchester University, Guardiola, somewhat imaginatively, used the tale of a bird trying to stop a forest fire by using droplets of water from its mouth, despite the doubts of a snake.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Cnn, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
But the line snaking down an alley and up the main road is an indicator that this is the place to spend a raucous night all year long.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
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Noun
Despite more than a dozen dangerous snakes, the department says lightning strikes cause more deaths in Texas than venomous snake bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
At Manchester University, Guardiola, somewhat imaginatively, used the tale of a bird trying to stop a forest fire by using droplets of water from its mouth, despite the doubts of a snake.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Verb
The man then took off, snaking around a car, speeding through a stop sign.
—Cnn, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
But the line snaking down an alley and up the main road is an indicator that this is the place to spend a raucous night all year long.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snake
Noun
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The serpent here represents intuition, transformation and grace.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Serpent Mound Park, Ohio The Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot prehistoric earthwork that follows the shape of a winding serpent while its head aligns with the sunset on the summer solstice.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
6 June 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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Eric Coomer, who was the security and product strategy director at the voting equipment company, sued the MyPillow founder and conspiracy theorist for calling him a traitor and accusing him of stealing the 2020 election.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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The faithfuls must determine who the traitors are and banish them from the game in order to win the grand prize.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Verb
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But in the background still lurk the conditions and trends that has spurred allocators away from the USD.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Beyond our villa, wildlife lurked in the forest, and several members of the resort’s staff were, like Nando, natural naturalists.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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To make the stakes even higher, Player 39 crawls to the edge after the round ends.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The next day, at 9:10 p.m., Boelter crawled out of a wooded area and surrendered to law enforcement.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Amidst the many water monitors and garden lizards, guests might catch a glimpse of a snake lounging along the preserve, with resident species spanning from the Russell’s viper to the king cobra, a colossal creature that’s capable of measuring in at more than five meters in length.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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This finding extends the geographic range of the Persian horned viper.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Cane then sneaks up from behind and kills Grady’s men, freeing his father.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Universal Studios Florida began its iteration of the attraction in 1990, SyFy noted, featuring, of course, a (mechanical) great white shark that snuck up on riders of the boat tour.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Soon, Kelli’s voice creeps up a few octaves after Brit calls her insecure, prompting her to lay the glam team drama on the table.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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The Mets still have the best ERA in the majors at 3.08, but their month-by-month ERAs are creeping up — from 2.64 in March and April to 3.15 in May and 3.76 so far in June.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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