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Recent Examples of slinks
Route 128 slinks through the folds of Anderson Valley like a slow river, past vineyards clinging to hillsides and orchards heavy with apple blossoms come spring.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slinks
Verb
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The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Possibility lurks everywhere, even after losses.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 12-day calendar sneaks in $138 worth of beauty gems from cult-favorite brands like Youth To The People, Caudalie, Stila, RMS, and L’Occitane.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
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And that’s the thing—love it or loathe it, pumpkin spice sneaks its way into our lives one way or another.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wearing a blue cap and white sneakers, volunteer Heather Davies slips a recall flier under a door.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Just moments later, the robot slips on a carpet and collapses to the ground, only to spring back upright in less than a second.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Slinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slinks. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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