snake pit

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Recent Examples of snake pit At its worst, the comment section could be a bit of an echo chamber nestled inside a snake pit. Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023 Her first snake pit venture came when the Sweetwater Jaycees visited Austin in February to promote their annual West Texas rattlesnake roundup. Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 June 2023 Ragnar welcomes death in a snake pit. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021 Places like this have become a snake pit. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for snake pit
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Noun
  • The supervillain reveals it to the world, turning the public against Superman and making Supes’ life hell, including kidnapping his dog Krypto.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 July 2025
  • But this place is something of a personal hell; Harper entered Monday with a lower OPS here than in any other National League ballpark.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The bacteria causing havoc for summer swimmers include E.coli and Enterococcus — nasty germs often found in the feces of people and animals.
    Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 3 July 2025
  • Cilic was never in the contest because of a foot blister that was causing havoc with pain and movement, something that was imperative against the balletic Federer.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • This is a mess and the mess – not the whistleblowing – is endangering your job and your customer’s well-being.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
  • Against this corporate financial quagmire, Wintour hasn’t made a complete mess of Vogue from a purely performance metric.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
    Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Delta's annual earnings per share guidance was lower than its forecast in January but higher than Wall Street's estimates, helping allay some fears about recent tariff chaos.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada's new position as lady of the house.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Amid uncertainty and confusion, people turn to leaders who promise to guide them out of darkness.
    Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump last week contains dozens of complex tax and other provisions that have generated confusion and misinformation.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • In his June ruling following the competency hearing, Judge Bates said that six of seven doctors diagnosed Menzies with a neurological disorder but disagreed about its extent and effect.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • Joel was unable to attend the screening due to his recent brain disorder diagnosis.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025

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“Snake pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake%20pit. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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