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Recent Examples of viper At least one of the snakes that became loose was a small, highly venomous viper. Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 Julian’s quest for answers will only lure him deeper into this den of vipers, but teasing out Sofia’s intentions may be the steamiest — and deadliest — game of all. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 Snake Island, where the show staged challenges, was notorious for banded sea kraits and venomous vipers; the island was also a handoff point for pirates, which meant that it was patrolled by Australian special forces. Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024 Now the executive must deal with a reawakened evil in the most vicious pit of vipers — a Hollywood studio lot. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for viper
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Noun
  • These snakes have taken infrared detection to another level.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The color change likely helps young snakes blend into their preferred rocky habitat and older snakes blend into their preferred forest habitat.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But even as the small serpent refuses to let go and wraps its body around HARDY’s hand, the songwriter remains totally calm.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Built for the long game, these serpents slithered their way from the Cretaceous right through to the Cenozoic — a stretch of over 80 million years.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viper. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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