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Recent Examples of slither
Waterfowl glided near us, a water snake slithered by.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.
—Laura Holliday, Wired News, 2 May 2025
The comedy reboot of Anaconda has slithered into CinemaCon.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
While quiet luxury is still holding its ground, with comfort sandals taking on an achingly chic pragmatism, other trends are swinging in the opposite direction — from nostalgic gladiators and clogs to snake prints slithering in as the new neutral.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.
—Laura Holliday, Wired News, 2 May 2025
The comedy reboot of Anaconda has slithered into CinemaCon.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
While quiet luxury is still holding its ground, with comfort sandals taking on an achingly chic pragmatism, other trends are swinging in the opposite direction — from nostalgic gladiators and clogs to snake prints slithering in as the new neutral.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
Verb
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Fallen power lines snaked across the road and through the ditch.—
Miceala Morano,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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In Castelvetro that night, the lines for the bars snaked through the throng of dancers in the main square.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The woman crawled to her bathroom and pulled the emergency cord, then the facility staff called 911, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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Here, 15 of the softest sheets that will convince you that crawling into bed at 9 p.m. is equivalent to self-care.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
Verb
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For years, the Birch Glacier has been creeping down the mountainside, pressured by shifting debris near the summit.—
Dave Graham,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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Despite this, his ownership didn’t creep over the 10 per cent mark until the period around Newcastle’s Double Gameweek 32, with his brace against Leicester City in Gameweek 31 a particular highlight for my season, providing my biggest rank jump of the run-in.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The field is tight and drivers can’t afford to slide tires and lose time on pit road — and the 600-mile format magnifies those challenges for every team.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2025
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Classrooms feature an expanse of windows and sliding glass doors.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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