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as in serpents
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 dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
why, that dirty, rotten snake!
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as in traitors
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 snakes
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
There are crocodiles, birds by the thousands, snakes, turtles, and many kinds of mammals.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
McKenna recalls production having to smoke out snakes and scorpions each day before filming began.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Each day started with a hearty breakfast to set us up for a day’s hiking through unbelievable scenery, accompanied by birds and occasionally snakes.
—Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026
These are legless amphibians — not snakes, not worms — that spend their lives burrowing through moist soil.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Caecilians are legless amphibians — not snakes, not worms — that spend their lives burrowing through moist soil.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The tables are curved, with natural scoops for snakes to settle into.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
That includes fish, frogs, turtles, snakes, birds and their eggs, small mammals and even young crocodiles.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
From the mouth of Lake of the Woods, the Warroad River snakes through the middle of the city limits, a few blocks from the headquarters of Marvin Windows and Doors, the employer as synonymous with the town as the sport of hockey.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The dining room features a sprawling chandelier that snakes its way across the ceiling.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Make the Road Action and New York Communities for Change backed Reynoso over rival Assemblywoman Claire Valdez in the battle for the deep-blue district that snakes through parts of northern Brooklyn and western Queens.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The skating ribbon at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago is an artificial trail that snakes a quarter-mile around towering climbing walls, with glittering skyscrapers for a backdrop.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Englewood is home to Cedar Point Environmental Park along Lemon Bay, where pine flatwoods cover most of the park, and Oyster Creek Regional Park, where a boardwalk snakes through tidal mangroves, allowing visitors to enjoy bird-watching.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
Two incumbents — west Charlotte’s Thelma Byers-Bailey and Summer Nunn, whose district snakes along the county’s southern border — chose not to run for reelection to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education.
—Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
In its search for ample sunlight, the species tightly snakes up trees.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
Each team has to drag three giant snakes through a bunch of obstacles and then get a ball through a snake maze to win immunity.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
There are crocodiles, birds by the thousands, snakes, turtles, and many kinds of mammals.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
McKenna recalls production having to smoke out snakes and scorpions each day before filming began.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Each day started with a hearty breakfast to set us up for a day’s hiking through unbelievable scenery, accompanied by birds and occasionally snakes.
—Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026
These are legless amphibians — not snakes, not worms — that spend their lives burrowing through moist soil.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Caecilians are legless amphibians — not snakes, not worms — that spend their lives burrowing through moist soil.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The tables are curved, with natural scoops for snakes to settle into.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
That includes fish, frogs, turtles, snakes, birds and their eggs, small mammals and even young crocodiles.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
In southwest Russia, where the border with eastern Ukraine snakes down to the Sea of Azov, lies the city of Rostov-on-Don, which serves as the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District.
—Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
From the mouth of Lake of the Woods, the Warroad River snakes through the middle of the city limits, a few blocks from the headquarters of Marvin Windows and Doors, the employer as synonymous with the town as the sport of hockey.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The dining room features a sprawling chandelier that snakes its way across the ceiling.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Make the Road Action and New York Communities for Change backed Reynoso over rival Assemblywoman Claire Valdez in the battle for the deep-blue district that snakes through parts of northern Brooklyn and western Queens.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The skating ribbon at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago is an artificial trail that snakes a quarter-mile around towering climbing walls, with glittering skyscrapers for a backdrop.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Englewood is home to Cedar Point Environmental Park along Lemon Bay, where pine flatwoods cover most of the park, and Oyster Creek Regional Park, where a boardwalk snakes through tidal mangroves, allowing visitors to enjoy bird-watching.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
Two incumbents — west Charlotte’s Thelma Byers-Bailey and Summer Nunn, whose district snakes along the county’s southern border — chose not to run for reelection to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education.
—Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
In its search for ample sunlight, the species tightly snakes up trees.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakes
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Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Laocoön and His Sons, an exquisite marble sculpture of the legendary Trojan priest writhing in agony as he’s attacked by sea-serpents, was first unearthed in the early sixteenth-century, the only missing piece his right arm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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And also, dogs would be used to flush out deer hiding in bushes or in steep terrain, to expose them to waiting sharpshooters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Coyotes will attack small dogs, though attacks on medium and large dogs are uncommon, says Kohl.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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Faithfuls also have chances to banish traitors by voting them out of the castle during a nightly event called the roundtable.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rinna was selected as one of the traitors on the show, but she was voted off.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pollan is understandably chary about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions.—
Charles Finch,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the American pop-culture feedback loop, at the football-movie intersection between sports and cinema and how the two inform and reflect each other, lurks a line delivery that lasts only a couple of seconds.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This time round, though, an unfortunate silliness sometimes creeps in, where the film risks tipping over Shakespearean-size emotions into embarrassing bathos.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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The curved shadow of the Earth that creeps across the moon during lunar eclipses is key to humankind’s understanding of our planet.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Other shipments sent by Lin included alligator lizards, venomous green tree vipers and palm pit vipers, all protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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Now, young people are buying venomous pet vipers.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But some sunlight still sneaks through Earth’s atmosphere, bends around the planet and lands on the moon.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Benedict is still all in with love, convincingly enough that Sophie sneaks back to her room, glowing and grinning, with the drawing of Our Cottage clutched in her hands.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As the Bay Area slowly — some might say glacially — crawls into spring, there’s nothing better than sipping a hot cup of tea or coffee to warm yourself up.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As with aftermarket switchable sway bar systems, drivers can lock the sway bars in place for better handling and stability at speed and unlock them completely for maximum articulation during bumpy rock crawls.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Snakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakes. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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