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Recent Examples of taipan
Another version of the story has Jardine Matheson's taipan being greeted by a 21-gun salute, to the horror of the local military who reserve that tradition for high ranking officers.
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CNN, 8 June 2021
CNN, 8 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taipan
Noun
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Prairie rattlesnakes have evolved an easy solution to this problem.—
Jason Bittel,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Giving 11 venomous snakes a chance to escape inside your office sounds risky, but one of the nation’s top rattlesnake experts did just that to prove a point.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 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
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Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of snake species, but the most deadly and feared are the puff adder, cobra and black mamba.—
Brian Otieno,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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After its start in 1949, the orchestra was known for its symphonic jazz, mamba and conjunto polkas.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American-Statesman,
18 Jan. 2024
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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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The two then called police, and deputies were able to wrangle the python into a pillowcase and out of the bathroom.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
14 Nov. 2024
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As for the longest snake that was ever in captivity, that would be a reticulated python named Medusa.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
12 Nov. 2024
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to match Swift's different albums, with friendship bracelets and light-up bracelets being scattered on the table of the cozy venue; all nods to the Eras Tour.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to go with her different albums.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Snake Island, where the show staged challenges, was notorious for banded sea kraits and venomous vipers; the island was also a handoff point for pirates, which meant that it was patrolled by Australian special forces.—
Emily Nussbaum,
Vulture,
5 July 2024
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In the clip, the mimic octopus impersonates one of these creatures, turning his tentacles into snake-like appendages that are the same colors as a sea krait.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
11 Apr. 2024
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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Bushmaster The funky blues-rock band wraps up the Falls Church Concerts in the Park series.—
Sarah Lane,
Washington Post,
2 Aug. 2017
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“Taipan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taipan. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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