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Recent Examples of snaked
At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block.
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Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
Evidence of the shooting was visible on a sidewalk just outside the White House complex, where yellow crime scene tape snaked across the pavement and Secret Service officers placed dozens of orange evidence markers on the ground.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Closing off the week will be Wooyoungmi, Sacai, KidSuper, and Celine, which hasn’t staged a runway show since 2023 and returned last season with an intimate presentation at its headquarters on the Rue Vivienne, with its collection hung on pegs and accessories snaked around the room.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Queues snaked around London’s Wembley Arena on Sunday, waiting for a rare opportunity to see the Chinese team in action in the United Kingdom.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
On Thursday morning, a line of private boats snaked around the perimeter, and once passengers disembarked, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo was there to greet each visitor.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The dirt-only diamond was loamy and soft and home plate was totally submerged in a muddy puddle, a tributary of which also snaked down the third-base line.
—Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
Evidence of the shooting was visible on a sidewalk just outside the White House complex, where yellow crime scene tape snaked across the pavement and Secret Service officers placed dozens of orange evidence markers on the ground.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Closing off the week will be Wooyoungmi, Sacai, KidSuper, and Celine, which hasn’t staged a runway show since 2023 and returned last season with an intimate presentation at its headquarters on the Rue Vivienne, with its collection hung on pegs and accessories snaked around the room.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Queues snaked around London’s Wembley Arena on Sunday, waiting for a rare opportunity to see the Chinese team in action in the United Kingdom.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
On Thursday morning, a line of private boats snaked around the perimeter, and once passengers disembarked, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo was there to greet each visitor.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
The dirt-only diamond was loamy and soft and home plate was totally submerged in a muddy puddle, a tributary of which also snaked down the third-base line.
—Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaked
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Holly Madison quickly discovered that beneath Hollywood's glitz and glamour lurked a much darker reality.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Near the back of Hometown Kountry Marketplace in Maumelle lurked a pyramid of pre-packaged Amazon mystery boxes with the come-hither price of $55.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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Memory stocks — The chipmaker sell-off extended to memory stocks, which slid for another day.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Sanchez slid into home and the ball appeared to loosen from the glove of Redwood catcher Aubrie Jenkins on a throw from left field by freshman Kyrie Rodriguez based on video replay.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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Her initial thought was that the neighbor’s cat must have snuck into her yard.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The children couldn’t make calls unmonitored, so Matthew snuck into payphones, a hoodie over his head, to pass information back to the fracturing cult, which still contained a few adult loyalists.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The Waffle House waitress said the building’s management was inattentive to a raft of deeper issues, from sewage backups that crept into her bathtub to mold and a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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At the other end of the spectrum, there were a number of clubs with lower possession numbers who crept into positions higher up the table.—
Jon Mackenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Oil prices rise, stocks fall over Hormuz deadlock Oil prices rose and stocks slipped on growing signs that the Strait of Hormuz was likely to remain all but shut for the foreseeable future.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Vaccination rates have slipped, and large, multistate outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have inevitably come roaring back.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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He was buried alive on a construction site and then poisoned by a venomous rattlesnake that crawled into his coffin and attacked him.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The truck driver crawled to the side of the road and the gunman fled.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Snaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaked. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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