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as in serpent
a limbless reptile with a long body
snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade
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as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
why, that dirty, rotten snake!
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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
what a snake she was—having an affair with my husband while I was in the hospital!
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Recent Examples of snake
Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Just a few weeks ago, Pippen encountered a snake inside the place.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Inside, a long line for popcorn and candy snaked through the lobby.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Noun
In 2018, a man was caught traveling with 20 live snakes in his hand luggage on a flight from Germany to Russia.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Just a few weeks ago, Pippen encountered a snake inside the place.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
Verb
It’s carved from a snaking mulberry branch and adorned with microchips, with a C.P.U. fan and a small desk clock embedded in the smoothly polished wood near its head.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Inside, a long line for popcorn and candy snaked through the lobby.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snake
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Serpent Mound Park, Ohio The Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot prehistoric earthwork that follows the shape of a winding serpent while its head aligns with the sunset on the summer solstice.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The serpent here represents intuition, transformation and grace.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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One White South African called Rupert a traitor to his fellow Afrikaners in a social media post.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Some of my children have called me a Nazi, a traitor.—
Beatrice Weber,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
Verb
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But in the background still lurk the conditions and trends that has spurred allocators away from the USD.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Also lurking just behind the leader is Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland at one under par.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The curious little creatures interact with you (sometimes crawling on your body) while practicing your pose, adding an extra stress-reducing and unforgettable element to your usual yoga routine.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
13 June 2025
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He’s cut off from family and beset by crawling spiders at night, Brindley said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
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The pit vipers can be found across the eastern United States, with sightings ranging from Texas to Iowa to the Carolinas and north to Pennsylvania and New England, according to the National Zoo. Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2025
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Finally, there’s the pit viper sub-family (Crotalinae), which includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and bushmasters.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cane then sneaks up from behind and kills Grady’s men, freeing his father.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Universal Studios Florida began its iteration of the attraction in 1990, SyFy noted, featuring, of course, a (mechanical) great white shark that snuck up on riders of the boat tour.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Storing Everything In Cardboard Boxes Insects easily creep into cardboard boxes, which also don't keep moisture out.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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And when the cops creep in with a caravan of backup, Emery figures out that Joe’s new medallion has a tracker on the back of it.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 June 2025
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“Snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snake. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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