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Then, as Claire looks into the eyes of a coyote and senses chaotic energies rising within her, the hum gravitates downward, with double-basses and piano slithering across the classically diabolical interval of the tritone.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Hide the creatures in pots and planters on your front porch, perch a few on lounge chairs, or attach them to columns to mimic the look of them slithering up your house.
—Beverly Rivers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
There are rattling leaves, slithering snakes, and clinking glasses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
The border wall stretched out like a snake slithering up and down hills to the horizon.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Hide the creatures in pots and planters on your front porch, perch a few on lounge chairs, or attach them to columns to mimic the look of them slithering up your house.
—Beverly Rivers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
There are rattling leaves, slithering snakes, and clinking glasses.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
The border wall stretched out like a snake slithering up and down hills to the horizon.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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The precinct at Day Springs Community Church off Orange Blossom Trail drew a crowd that snaked outside the building.James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Most poignant is the way addiction snakes through family history.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Access is easy without the need for ladders (rooftop tents) or crawling (traditional ground tents).Fergus Scholes, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Black Friday 2024 continues to creep closer, and the latest sale was announced by PlayStation through the PlayStation Blog Wednesday morning.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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As members returned to session this week, snapshots of this opposition crept up in GOP leadership fights, Trump’s closed-door meeting with Republican House members and his picks for cabinet roles, giving a preview of what the next few years could look like.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
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Residential burglary: Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., someone entered a residence in the 19000 block of Scotland Drive through an unlocked rear sliding glass door and stole tools for a loss valued at approximately $868.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The living room stands further ahead with floor-to-ceiling windows that slide open to the terrace.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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