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Recent Examples of slither
Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
At the spring and autumn equinoxes, the shadow of a serpent appears to slither down the steps of the main Kukulcán pyramid.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
The video begins with a shoeless Kennedy, dressed in a button-down shirt, trousers, and a tie, approaching the snakes slowly, crouching down as the snakes slither into a corner of the patio.
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Mason Leib,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
At the spring and autumn equinoxes, the shadow of a serpent appears to slither down the steps of the main Kukulcán pyramid.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.
—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
The video begins with a shoeless Kennedy, dressed in a button-down shirt, trousers, and a tie, approaching the snakes slowly, crouching down as the snakes slither into a corner of the patio.
—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Food trucks reopened after the storm and long lines snaked around the vendor area.
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The New River, which snakes through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, may be one of the oldest river systems on earth.
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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The Germans were crawling as far as the street, dashing across the asphalt, then leaping into the second trench.
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Leaders should identify where bottlenecks crept back in, restore psychological safety around small failures, and rebuild the feedback loops that make frequent, low-risk deployment feel sustainable.
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Asked Monday what the best part about being back has been so far, a big smile crept across Watkins’ face.
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Making his 60th major-league appearance as an outfielder, Brice Matthews made a wonderful read on Vierling’s 328-foot fly ball, used his 82nd-percentile sprint speed to get into the gap and made a sliding catch to preserve Houston’s chance at a fifth consecutive series victory.
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Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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