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Recent Examples of slither
Eventually, each contestant had a slithering snake placed onto their shoulders.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Stein first observed around six snakes slithering into a pile of mulch in his yard, and realized some were newborns.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Every single day, Ulmer and Bullis would flag dangerous pests that needed to be quarantined — and were specifically sent to their national lab because regional identifiers weren’t sure if the strange bug that fell out of a flower or slithered over a wooden pallet posed a true threat.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While Moreno often slides neatly into the slithering slime of his character’s underbelly, his tart turn as the pithy mayor is loaded with side-eyed sketch.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Stein first observed around six snakes slithering into a pile of mulch in his yard, and realized some were newborns.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Every single day, Ulmer and Bullis would flag dangerous pests that needed to be quarantined — and were specifically sent to their national lab because regional identifiers weren’t sure if the strange bug that fell out of a flower or slithered over a wooden pallet posed a true threat.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While Moreno often slides neatly into the slithering slime of his character’s underbelly, his tart turn as the pithy mayor is loaded with side-eyed sketch.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Moscow is particularly adept at what is known as hybrid warfare, a raft of tactics that can include targeting vital cables snaking along the seabed.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday night, 800 lucky Goose fans snaked they way through the Shed at Hudson Yards to enter a world where music and art fused in a swirling, electric dreamscape.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Simply fill the moat with water to keep unwanted pests from crawling down to the nectar ports.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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And setting your baby down on the ground to crawl around isn’t the cleanest option.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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This creeping groundcover thrives in dappled shade and is a good choice for the front of a perennial border or growing between trees and shrubs in a woodland garden.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, temperatures will creep above normal into the weekend and early next week.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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But what happens if the nation slides into an economic recession while Washington is cutting, not expanding, aid to states?—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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