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Recent Examples of moccasin
Curiously, 1890 is also the model number that’s surfaced for a moccasin-sneaker hybrid from New Balance that’s yet to be released.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
The trade cloth shirts, the long skirts, the moccasins—forgetting that this blend of fashions was relatively new at the time.
—Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
But what are moccasin shoes, anyway?
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025
Their moccasin-like sole makes the boots comfortable to walk in, while the durable waterproof leather keeps your feet dry.
—Christopher Murray
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
The trade cloth shirts, the long skirts, the moccasins—forgetting that this blend of fashions was relatively new at the time.
—Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
But what are moccasin shoes, anyway?
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025
Their moccasin-like sole makes the boots comfortable to walk in, while the durable waterproof leather keeps your feet dry.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moccasin
Noun
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As rattlesnake activity increases, awareness is key for hikers, runners and mountain bikers using Orange County’s open space trails.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Irvine Police Department confirmed that Hernandez was mountain biking when he was bitten by a rattlesnake.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Venomous snakes—including the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the cottonmouth—all make this area their home.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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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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Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the bone and identified it as belonging to a python based on its structural features.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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The find, published in Historical Biology in January 2026, adds Taiwan to a very short global list of places where late Pleistocene python fossils have turned up.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Lee, who has been sober for 30 years, recounts wearing a feather boa and dancing on top of the bar with an inflatable alien hanging from the ceiling.—
Leanne Battelle,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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Among the more notable stunts this time are Knoxville riding a giant rocket, Bam Margera trapped in a trailer with a cobra and a finale musical number.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Of course, there's the classic cobra pose (a must in snake yoga).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These are one of four venomous snakes found in Texas alongside rattlesnakes, cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins) and coral snakes.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Also known as a water moccasin, this darkly colored—usually near-black or olive brown—snake isn’t aggressive, but its bite is fatal without rapid administration of an antivenom.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nike executive Gentry Humphrey, who’s currently the vice president of Jordan footwear, likened the look to that of a snake — specifically the highly venomous black mamba.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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For example, an adult black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), one of the planet’s deadliest elapids, regularly grows upwards of 10 feet long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sara Hector was the only other racer who could have threatened Scheib's title, but the 2022 Olympic gold medalist from Sweden dropped out of the race after sliding off the course and into the safety netting in the first run.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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To ensure its accuracy, the team has enlisted racer Justin Bell, a class winner at Le Mans.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Moccasin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moccasin. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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