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Recent Examples of slither
In what may have felt like an eternity, Ricks managed to snap a couple of photos and video from a safe distance before the snake recoiled and slithered upwards into the engine again.
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Without effective mitigation plans, the team warns there is a chance the snakes—with even larger mouths than thought—could eventually slither into wider portions of the Southeastern US.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Continue to speed up the container, and more of these perfect tornadoes will slither in from the rim.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Over the years it’s slithered its way into a handful of new boot silhouettes, belts, and even bags, too.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Without effective mitigation plans, the team warns there is a chance the snakes—with even larger mouths than thought—could eventually slither into wider portions of the Southeastern US.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Continue to speed up the container, and more of these perfect tornadoes will slither in from the rim.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Over the years it’s slithered its way into a handful of new boot silhouettes, belts, and even bags, too.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Reached by a real asphalted road, which snakes around the mountainside, the mountain also affords spectacular panoramic views of wooded plains way below, stretching to the horizon.John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Hit Taroona Beach, south of Hobart, during the warmer months to catch a thrilling after-dark duo: auroras snaking across the sky as electric blue bioluminescence pulses across the water.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some sailors clung to mooring lines, crawling across to find safety.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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The creature then rips her mouth open and crawls inside.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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That may allow patchwork-style legislation to creep into the AI sector.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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That is still low by historical standards, although the rate has crept up from 3.7% at the start of the year.Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yip says features and design elements, everything like a pocket placement to how a jacket may work with gloves—or even how smooth or stiff the zipper sliding action is—is all under consideration when designing.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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For the Yankees, adding Bregman would slide Jazz Chisholm Jr. over to second base allowing the Astros legend to play third base.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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