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Recent Examples of snaking
In certain soaring drone shots, the Gobi’s dry, greige sprawl looks like nothing so much as the surface of another planet, at least until it’s disrupted by snaking manmade infrastructure and drab light industry.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 June 2026
The crowds of caring people who stood patiently in lines snaking from area blood-donation centers.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Ticket sales for Sunday hovered around 15,000 heading into the weekend, and the surge over the last 24 hours clearly caught stadium staff off guard, given the limited gates opened and lines snaking down Friars Road.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
The immensity of the body of water, which resembles an 186-mile vericose vein snaking across southern Utah, is difficult to comprehend or convey.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Photos and a video Aiello provided show bladed wire snaking around the decomposing animal’s neck and curved horns, as well as the front legs, in a desert landscape dotted with boulders.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
The concept is sure to be alluring to many travelers, as snaking lines from March’s government shutdown still loom large in fliers’ collective memories and summer vacation crowds begin to throng terminals.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
However, unlike most chunky portable power stations that end up dumped somewhere on the kitchen floor with cables snaking across the room, the FridgePower has a much slimmer design and is designed exactly with your refrigerator’s placement in mind.
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Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.
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Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 June 2026
The crowds of caring people who stood patiently in lines snaking from area blood-donation centers.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Ticket sales for Sunday hovered around 15,000 heading into the weekend, and the surge over the last 24 hours clearly caught stadium staff off guard, given the limited gates opened and lines snaking down Friars Road.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
The immensity of the body of water, which resembles an 186-mile vericose vein snaking across southern Utah, is difficult to comprehend or convey.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Photos and a video Aiello provided show bladed wire snaking around the decomposing animal’s neck and curved horns, as well as the front legs, in a desert landscape dotted with boulders.
—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
The concept is sure to be alluring to many travelers, as snaking lines from March’s government shutdown still loom large in fliers’ collective memories and summer vacation crowds begin to throng terminals.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
However, unlike most chunky portable power stations that end up dumped somewhere on the kitchen floor with cables snaking across the room, the FridgePower has a much slimmer design and is designed exactly with your refrigerator’s placement in mind.
—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.
—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaking
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Finally, book eleven, Bernard Malmud’s The Fixer, was found lurking on a twelfth-grade syllabus.
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To figure out why, an international team investigated the proteins lurking inside of the skeletal remains.
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Best Prime Day Matching Sets for Summer Summer temperatures are already creeping in, serving as a friendly reminder that pants aren’t always a fit for June.
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Humidity starts creeping back up on Thursday.
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His one rule for guests is to chase whatever task is nagging at them, but to resist sneaking in actual work.
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As for oats, consider sneaking in some extra protein to round out their nutritional profile.
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Add a Physical Barrier Since ticks prefer to hide in grass and other plants and brush, adding a non-plant barrier like wood chips or gravel can stop ticks from ever crawling into your yard.
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The video shows an officer tumbling on the ground, crawling in front of a parked car for cover and ultimately becoming fully prone.
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Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd said Minnesota was considering selecting Duke wing Isaiah Evans with the 28th pick in this week’s NBA Draft, prior to the Wolves sliding back five selections due to the Julius Randle trade.
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
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North Carolina is crawling, or perhaps slithering, with copperheads.
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On land, movements range from crawling and slithering (worms, mollusks, arthropods, snakes) to walking and running.
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There’s even a side pocket perfect for slipping a water bottle into.
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In my opinion, the perfect application is a shower, scrubbing your feet with an emery board of some kind, slipping on the booties, putting on socks, and parking yourself in front of Netflix for an hour before removing.
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“Snaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaking. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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