Thesaurus results for SNAKED

snaked

verb

past tense of snake

as in lurked

to move about in a sly or secret manner snaking softly through the brush

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as in slid

to move slowly with the body close to the ground commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

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Recent Examples of snaked Demands for the exclusive event pins exceeded common sense and ventured into the absurd with haphazard lines that snaked through the convention center. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026 But the real action was in line for the Breen meet and greet, which snaked across the lobby of the Regal’s mezzanine level after the second screening. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The historic flood that snaked its way through Central Indiana over the weekend shook the region, damaging homes, businesses and roads as portions of White River crested up to 24 feet. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026 At the Meijer gas station in Highland, several lines snaked through the parking lot and onto the main road on Wednesday. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026 At the bus stop, there was a queue of chartered double-decker buses and a vast crowd, mostly men in blue business suits, snaked four times around the car park, waiting to board the vehicles. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026 Food trucks reopened after the storm and long lines snaked around the vendor area. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The famous crack snaked through during its ringing at the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 and widened beyond repair in 1846 while marking George Washington’s birthday. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

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Former landlords lurked in bushes or on roofs or waited in cars outside our home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Danger lurked in the shady groves of avocado trees that stretched on the mountainsides as far as the eye could see.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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The data dump comes after the Conference Board reported yesterday that its Consumer Confidence Index this month slid to its lowest level since 2014.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Despite efforts to create buzz around the Barbie brand — including a diabetes Barbie and an autism Barbie — gross billings for Barbie products slid 11% last year, following a similar decline in 2024.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of slid

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Orange is 5-0 for the first time since 2017 and has also crept into the final spot of The Times’ top 25 rankings for the Southland.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Twisty the clown crept around, Rubber Man made a second appearance, and black dahlias festooned every table.

— Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of crept

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As the Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho slipped past the Florida Panthers defense for a breakaway, the Florida Panthers’ new goaltender set up in his crease.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
The Latino officers who spoke to The Times said the department has for too long prioritized the promotion of Black members of the force to leadership roles while the representation of Latinos in the highest ranks has slipped.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of slipped

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In a historic first, two olive ridley sea turtles crawled out of the sea within the second week of September and laid their eggs in pits of sand in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The technology isn’t perfect, Walsh said; if Gus had crawled beneath a bush to sleep, the camera wouldn’t necessarily find him.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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Saint Laurent‘s shining gold shoes slithered down the spring 2027 runway on Tuesday to become the talk of Paris Fashion Week, with sculptural snake heels among the collection’s standout footwear.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
The snake, later identified as an approximately eight-foot-long Burmese python, had slithered beneath the floor of a wooden shed.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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