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as in snake
a limbless reptile with a long body
an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl
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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
a serpent in their midst had betrayed the revolutionaries to the authorities
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Recent Examples of serpent
In 2022, a YouGov poll of 1,000 U.S. adults showed that seeing snakes was the most common fear, with 30 percent of respondents admitting to suffering an aversion to serpents.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Video shows the marine serpent swimming by the shore in the clear shallow waters while stubbed beachgoers surround it.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
The design features detailed scales and the brand’s signature orb motif clasped in the serpent’s jaws.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Video shows the marine serpent swimming by the shore in the clear shallow waters while stubbed beachgoers surround it.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
The design features detailed scales and the brand’s signature orb motif clasped in the serpent’s jaws.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpent
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Overall, the new species looks like a snake with a pair of seemingly out-of-proportion legs midway down its body.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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And Chelsea has been ominously repeating that bad things happen in threes, and she's already almost died two times, when the hotel boutique was robbed and when Rick set those poisonous snakes free.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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At Logan, upon her return from Lebanon to the Great Satan (as her Hezbollah heart-throbs call the US), the feds got a load of the pictures of multiple Muslim terrorists on her phone.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments RJ Rushmore, an art enthusiast from Philadelphia, began closely following MSCHF’s work following the Satan Shoes controversy in 2021 and, soon after, started collecting pieces from its drops.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Questioning Tulsi Gabbard about her appointment as the director of National Intelligence, Republican senators begged her to agree with them that Edward Snowden was a traitor for leaking sensitive documents and then fleeing to Moscow.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … 'CLOSER TO RUSSIA' – Dem fires back after Elon Musk doubles down on 'traitor' accusation.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 photo, however, clearly showed a Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder or common European viper, on Sylt Island, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the bulbous embellishment at the end of this viper’s tail is not a tumor or other growth imperfection, but rather one of nature’s trickiest anatomical lures.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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To break the cycle of bias, Play devil’s advocate with yourself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Fire in the birthing cabin, where another devil stands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Just like this Fire sign, Lucifer craves admiration and love, often going to great lengths to get it.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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My favorite of all is Peter Stormare as Lucifer himself, floating down in a white suit and bare feet covered in tar like some infernal version of a southern roué whose eyebrows were seared off by the flames of hell.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpent. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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