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Recent Examples of slither
Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Pritchard added a highlight-reel layup shortly thereafter — utilizing some nifty post moves to slither past Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony — and later hit back-to-back triples early in the fourth quarter to help Boston pull away in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
But Cristescu flagged one way that scammers are taking this tool — which is designed to make people’s online accounts more secure — and using it to slither in.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The snake slithered all the way past Micheel’s ball before heading into the rough.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Pritchard added a highlight-reel layup shortly thereafter — utilizing some nifty post moves to slither past Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony — and later hit back-to-back triples early in the fourth quarter to help Boston pull away in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
But Cristescu flagged one way that scammers are taking this tool — which is designed to make people’s online accounts more secure — and using it to slither in.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The snake slithered all the way past Micheel’s ball before heading into the rough.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Statistics from last May show that the number of visitors at the Vatican can reach 25,000 per day with massive ticket lines often snaking around the walls.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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During an ablation, a cardiac electrophysiologist snakes a catheter through a vein or artery, usually in the groin or the wrist, to get to the heart.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Silver floral detailing crawled along the right hip of the gown and the left side of Lohan’s midsection.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
31 July 2025
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Ever since Google emerged as the home page of the Web in the early 2000s, media outlets operated under the assumption that Google would reliably crawl their sites and send audience their way.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Across the Volunteer State, temperatures are expected to creep down as July ends and August begins.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
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So, how long will that last, especially with artificial intelligence seemingly creeping into every aspect of life?—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Then Edwards slid home safely on Agustín Ramírez’s dribbler about seven feet in front of home plate.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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But onboard footage showed Alex Albon sliding on the dirty track.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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