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snake

[snayk] / sneɪk /
NOUN
reptile
Synonyms


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To bridge this massive gap, we conducted a study to map the global burden of snake envenoming and related deaths.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

It produced both a baseline floor and a potential upper ceiling for snake envenomings and fatalities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

We conclude from our findings that snake envenoming is a public health crisis on a far greater scale than official statistics have shown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

When venom enters the body, however, it can cause snake envenoming.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

And I still think the snake in the henhouse was an evil omen of trouble coming.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The Washington Post pool report had people dressed as leopards and snakes and in “tiger-print dinner jackets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Your browser may be a pit of snakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

These small Southeast Asian snakes are among the few animals known to deliberately roll as a means of escaping potential predators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

While rolling, the snakes reached peak forward velocities ranging from 1.72 to 3.69 meters per second, approximately four times their maximum speed when moving through lateral undulation, the familiar side-to-side motion used by most snakes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“It had better not be one of those coiled-up toy snakes that jump out at you.”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Long lines of people trying to withdraw their money from Ueno branches snaked down Asuncion's streets on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Cars honking their horns snaked through the capital of the small South American country that does not usually get a lot of attention for anything.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Later that afternoon, outside the ballroom, the line to meet Stone snaked along her merch table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

They snaked around a giant ocean tank like a school of mottled, neon-colored fish.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

Later, it encountered a stray charging cord snaking across the ground as it vacuumed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The new Madring street circuit is in an unprepossessing location, snaking around an exhibition centre near the Spanish capital's international airport, about a 15-minute drive from the city with no traffic.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

When her foster mom is preparing dinner, Lu sneakily samples from her siblings’ meals, snaking her tongue into each bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

We turn north, onto 1-95, snaking our way up Florida, near the coast but not quite on it.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green


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