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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
The design features detailed scales and the brand’s signature orb motif clasped in the serpent’s jaws.
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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
Other discoveries from the site include a gold pendant inscribed with a serpent or dragon, with further details set to feature in the upcoming series Digging for Britain, set to premiere on January 7 in the U.K on Two.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Her husband imposed martial law for her, and she’s been accused of using black magic to help him—but is Kim Keon-hee more innocent flower than serpent?
—airmail.news, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
Other discoveries from the site include a gold pendant inscribed with a serpent or dragon, with further details set to feature in the upcoming series Digging for Britain, set to premiere on January 7 in the U.K on Two.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Her husband imposed martial law for her, and she’s been accused of using black magic to help him—but is Kim Keon-hee more innocent flower than serpent?
—airmail.news, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpent
Noun
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After securing the cobra, the snake catchers hold the reptile with bare hands and carefully stretch it out to show off its impressive size.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Per Swifties, the snake was actually an ouroboros, a.k.a.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jodi Hildebrandt convinced Ruby and Kevin that Satan was out to get her.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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But please also bring back Peter Stormare, his Satan was my favorite Satan so far.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are people in the government who qualify for the term traitor.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Clearly, curator Samantha Johnston, who also happens to be CPAC’s executive director, is playing the traitor here by engaging with artists whose main tools are prompts, entered into programs, which generate images based on billions of data sets stored digitally around the globe.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
The Denver Post,
17 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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Inside, stacks of clear containers hold dozens of cobras, mambas, puff adders and other vipers, including one with tiny horns on its head.—
Brian Otieno,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Pair with sausage and sauerkraut or with a dessert of devil’s food cake.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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People who have never seen a Griffith film deride him as a devil without any redeeming qualities.—
Colin Fleming,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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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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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpent. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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