sidewinder

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Recent Examples of sidewinder The variety of rattlesnakes in the U.S. is vast, from the Eastern Diamondback, which loves the long pine forests of the Southeast and can be found in parks throughout the region, from the Everglades to Cumberland Island National Seashore, to the sidewinder, found in the deserts of the Southwest. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2023 When attacked by predators like sidewinder snakes, the rodents execute stunt-like aerial kicks that smack snakes away in a matter of milliseconds. 3. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023 Following a call from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to President Biden, Biden authorized that U.S. aircraft take down the new high-altitude object and a U.S. F-22 shot it down with a sidewinder missile, Ryder said. ABC News, 12 Feb. 2023 The Buffalo Chicken Sidewinder features sidewinder potatoes, FLAMIN’ HOT Cheetos dust, smoked chicken, blue cheese, green onion and ranch dip. Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for sidewinder
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Noun
  • One being that sphinx involves resting your forearms on the floor while in cobra, just your palms are grounded.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Look at that sad, debilitated cobra languishing in his cage, regret on his brow.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Over the past two months, videos of the country’s humanoid robots pulling off moves such as bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.
    John Liu, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Most rattlesnake bites in California take place between April and October, when humans and snakes are both more active, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The hypothetical rattlesnake in the ivy on Franklin Avenue.
    Joan Didion, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The seasonal beach community off South Carolina is usually a place to work on your swing, but here looked more like Davos for the owners box crowd.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In an environment marked by uncertainty and market swings, Philip Morris stands out due to its strong fundamentals and strategic focus, which have enabled it to weather global economic pressures effectively.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Last year, Musgraves shared a series of Instagram Story posts recounting a run-in that Pepper had with a copperhead snake.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Nightmare fuel:Can Texas' venomous snakes, like rattlers and copperheads, climb trees?
    Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024
Noun
  • He was seen holding his left knee as his opponent continued the challenge on the other side of the court.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • If this were not the case, a virus like COVID-19 would not be able to bring the human population to its knees and, conversely, the most intelligent people would always be in positions of power, which is increasingly evident not the norm.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sub-Saharan Africa’s black mamba can deliver anywhere between 120 mg and 400 mg with every bite, while the Gaboon viper delivers up to an astounding 1000 mg per bite.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The design started with the black mamba (the snake).
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Turn the control knob to the right to activate the automatic smoothie setting, or hold it down to the left to run the manual blend/pulse mode.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The ruling party is looking to cut Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the top earners, according to the left.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025

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