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Recent Examples of snaking
Oil follows snaking journeys that can take weeks to go from drill sites to gas pumps.
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Long lines greeted passengers at Miami International Airport (MIA) early Monday morning, with some of them stretching the equivalent of a city block snaking through the airport.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The mood inside the terminal was calm as the snaking line crawled forward.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Along the perimeter sat a series of bulky equipment boxes, also painted white, with cords snaking back toward the building.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The family-friendly party takes over the city’s historic district with a march featuring bands, troops, floats and Alee Shriner Clubs snaking along the route.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The team became the spectacle of Havana, with Maduro’s Gran Stadium filling with the sound of pounding drums and a conga line snaking through the crowd, as baseball felt more like a festival than a game.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Some major airports saw lines snaking down stairs, into parking garages and through concourses, while others asked travelers to arrive well ahead of schedule to make their flights.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Direct your gaze to the compact two-into-two Akrapovic exhaust snaking its way to the rear, where a sharp pillion cowl caps the seat.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Long lines greeted passengers at Miami International Airport (MIA) early Monday morning, with some of them stretching the equivalent of a city block snaking through the airport.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The mood inside the terminal was calm as the snaking line crawled forward.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Along the perimeter sat a series of bulky equipment boxes, also painted white, with cords snaking back toward the building.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The family-friendly party takes over the city’s historic district with a march featuring bands, troops, floats and Alee Shriner Clubs snaking along the route.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The team became the spectacle of Havana, with Maduro’s Gran Stadium filling with the sound of pounding drums and a conga line snaking through the crowd, as baseball felt more like a festival than a game.
—Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Some major airports saw lines snaking down stairs, into parking garages and through concourses, while others asked travelers to arrive well ahead of schedule to make their flights.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Direct your gaze to the compact two-into-two Akrapovic exhaust snaking its way to the rear, where a sharp pillion cowl caps the seat.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaking
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There are stories of a knife-wielding, bride-killing monster lurking in the woods, which Nicky’s big brother (Jeff Wilbusch’s icy Jules) may or may not have encountered as a child.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some of the animal bones lurking inside are completely unexpected, too.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Then those lights flick off abruptly, dropping us into the dark like an elevator glitching down a floor, instead of delivering a creeping descent to hell.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Because the weeds will start creeping through the cracks in no time, grab the Grampa’s Weeder that gardeners in their 50s, 60s, and 70s use without bending down.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
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Late Tuesday morning, in Terminal E, the line extends three stories, including outside the airport terminal where lines are sneaking around the drop-off stations for buses.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Friends are sprawled out on the couch, or coming in and out of the room to show off their outfits, or sneaking mimosas into coffee cups.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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Maritime trade is crawling at Georgia’s ports, but the state authority that operates the nation’s third-busiest cargo terminals isn’t throttling back its expansion efforts.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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An unusually strong high pressure system in the middle to upper levels of the atmosphere has been crawling across the southwestern United States in the past day or so, forecasters said.—
Roberto Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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While road salt is a key element to preventing cars from slipping and sliding over roads in winter, the mineral can damage cars over time.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The company’s debt load far exceeded its market capitalization, and its credit rating was sliding toward junk.—
Nir Eyal,
Harvard Business Review,
25 Mar. 2026
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Still, being naturally snake-free doesn’t mean there isn’t a single snake slithering around Ireland.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Virgie is pursued, in some of the play’s funniest moments, by a slithering cultist in shiny green gloves who purrs like a deadly kitty and moves like an Animaniac.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Multitracked saxophones swarm over a pit of molten bass frequencies, slipping between sentimental consonance—you might momentarily be reminded of Vangelis’ Blade Runner score—and eerie discord.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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While road salt is a key element to preventing cars from slipping and sliding over roads in winter, the mineral can damage cars over time.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Snaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaking. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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