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
The vipers closed their jaws to inject the venom only when their fangs were comfortably in place.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
During these visits in October 2024 and March 2025, the team encountered three more Ottoman vipers around Aggitis.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
During these visits in October 2024 and March 2025, the team encountered three more Ottoman vipers around Aggitis.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vipers
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The range of the monster drawings included primitive people, giant spiders, serpents, snails and fantastical fish.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there are 44 species of native snakes in Florida, but just six are venomous.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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But despite their comparatively small numbers, elapids like mambas, cobras, and rinkhals are among the world’s deadliest snakes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Vipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vipers. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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