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as in rattlesnake
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacksnake
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Located on Lookout Mountain, one of the best times to visit Mentone is during fall when native poplars, dogwoods, maples, and hickories begin to turn, creating a bold patchwork of red, orange, yellow, across the mountainside.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025 -
These are characterized by temperate deciduous forest species such as tulip trees, oaks, and hickories.—
Erica Zazo,
Outside Online,
9 Jan. 2025
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But, about halfway into the story, Proulx abandons her customary prose style, which is as coiled as a rattlesnake and about as sentimental, in order to cut loose and give the boys their first moment of physical tenderness.—
Michael Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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None of this would be possible without a curious and microscopic arrangement on the rattlesnakes’ scales.—
Jason Bittel,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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For nearly a century, the town had served as a haven for African Americans while many other towns still had sundown laws and operated under the bullwhip of Jim Crow.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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An election year has combined with higher interest rates and the bullwhip effect to create softness in demand and a lack of general consumer confidence.—
Joel Scutchfield,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Nightmare fuel:Can Texas' venomous snakes, like rattlers and copperheads, climb trees?—
Ryan Maxin,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 June 2024
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In September, a Virginia man narrowly avoided getting bit by a copperhead snake after the venomous reptile appeared on his washing machine located in his bedroom.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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Poses like cat-cow and half lord of the fishes help with mobility in the spine, while poses like cobra and bridge work to strengthen the muscles in the back and core.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her home is decorated in creams and blues, with a spiral wooden staircase, plush sofas and giant windows that look out on stands of birch trees.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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There are a lot of wooden spoons out there, and Le says oak, pine, walnut, birch, and maple all have very good antimicrobial properties.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Everyone is wearing period shoes, and with the sheer number of Indigenous characters onscreen, where are all those moccasins coming from?—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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The costume department built more than 1,300 garments and hundreds of pairs of moccasins.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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As guesses fly around the room—parrots, pythons, adopted children, and even beef brisket—the ladies are left trying to figure out what Toya could possibly be revealing.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2025
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During the search, Vine became a local legend, spawning a Twitter account and a petition to change the mascot of Beech Grove schools to pythons.—
Jade Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Blacksnake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacksnake. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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