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Recent Examples of snaked
During peak meal hours, food lines snaked endlessly.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
By noontime, the line snaked away from the entrance for several blocks.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Few people are venturing from their homes, although businesses have begun to reopen and the long lines that had snaked outside the few pharmacies and supermarkets that were operational over the weekend are disappearing.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
DeDe Tucker secured her spot in a long gift giveaway line that snaked outside Only Sports Arena in North Lawndale to get gifts for her four grandchildren.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Last month, more than six hundred people ate lunch together on trestle tables that snaked through the cobbled streets of Acciaroli, to celebrate fifteen years since Unesco designated the Mediterranean diet part of Italy’s intangible cultural heritage.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Staples closed a scar across his head, tubes snaked down his throat and his face was swollen nearly beyond recognition.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Long lines snaked around the terminal Sunday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
By noontime, the line snaked away from the entrance for several blocks.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Few people are venturing from their homes, although businesses have begun to reopen and the long lines that had snaked outside the few pharmacies and supermarkets that were operational over the weekend are disappearing.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
DeDe Tucker secured her spot in a long gift giveaway line that snaked outside Only Sports Arena in North Lawndale to get gifts for her four grandchildren.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Last month, more than six hundred people ate lunch together on trestle tables that snaked through the cobbled streets of Acciaroli, to celebrate fifteen years since Unesco designated the Mediterranean diet part of Italy’s intangible cultural heritage.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Staples closed a scar across his head, tubes snaked down his throat and his face was swollen nearly beyond recognition.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Long lines snaked around the terminal Sunday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaked
Verb
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Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Dodgers have lurked in the higher end of this free-agent market with shorter-term scenarios that carry bigger annual salaries.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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De Boo slid into the padded wall, seemingly more out of frustration than anything else.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wright ultimately slid to the Seattle Kraken with the fourth pick.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Levy sneaked back to the kitchen to help clean up.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bhansali has to scan all of his diamonds — millions per year — to make sure no lab-growns have been snuck in the mix.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Diabate put his head down to butt up against Duren’s forehead after the two slowly crept toward each other and Duren took his right hand and swiped at Diabate.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nerves about possibly missing the NCAA Tournament have crept back in among fans in College Station.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being traditionally France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics, as trade tensions intensified.—
Reuters 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One live roach crawled on the floor in front of a storage rack with seasoning and cans.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And then, with Barnes out of the game due to an ankle injury, Ingram slithered his way to a layup and helped force a Jusuf Nurkic miss on the other end to help put the game away in the fourth.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Zelina slithered on the ramp in a snake-like manner as Black stood behind her.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Snaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaked. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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