as in serpents
a limbless reptile with a long body
a viper sliding silently through the field
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Recent Examples of vipers
During these visits in October 2024 and March 2025, the team encountered three more Ottoman vipers around Aggitis.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vipers
snakes
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What about those snakes and spiders and overhanging branches?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both are as crooked as snakes in a hurry.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Vipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vipers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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