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Recent Examples of bushmaster
That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.
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Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.
—Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 15 May 2017
Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.
—Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 15 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushmaster
Noun
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In videos shared on social media, handlers could be seen removing two snakes from Nwangene's home and a bystander was heard identifying one as a cobra.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Herrington collectively calls them cobra kids—the cobra is a BUSAR symbol.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Founded in 1958 by local farmers and ranchers, the Round-Up began as an attempt to reduce rattlesnake populations that threatened livestock in West Texas.—
Staff Photographer,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Other rattlesnakes found as far north as Denton County include the timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake, Pandelis said.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wider portions of the shape can be seen on either side while more narrow portions cross the copperhead’s back and tailbone, experts say.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pairing her geometric gown with a larger-than-life feather boa, Carey also accessorized with over 300 carats of Levuma diamonds.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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The show featured other Minter heroes, including Jane Fonda giving the finger and two large-scale odalisques: Padma Lakshmi, in a bra and a boa, eating oranges, and Lizzo, in a corset, holding an iPhone.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The snake was identified as a carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal regions.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Burmese pythons are one of the state’s most notorious invasive species, and the FWC has implemented several efforts to remove the large nonvenomous constrictors from our ecosystem — primarily by humanely killing them.—
NBC South Florida,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component.—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Jan. 2026
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River, tree, sorry, adder, stink, future, plughole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The heaviest Burmese python caught in Florida, a 215-pound beast, was wrestled from heavy cover just west of Big Cypress by biologists Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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While the cold might not bother the Burmese pythons in Florida, the state does take official efforts to curb the invasive species' spread, including hosting an annual python hunt.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hoka Kaha 2 Frost Moc GTX Hoka also makes the Kaha 2 Frost Mac, a padded, puffy moccasin version of the boot, with a slipper-style laceless upper made of the same durable ripstop polyester.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those looking for something playful should opt for a floppy moccasin style like the sock boots from the Louis Vuitton runway.—
Shelby Ying Hyde,
Refinery29,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Bushmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushmaster. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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