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serpent

[sur-puhnt] / ˈsɜr pənt /
NOUN
reptile
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We learn that the enormous feathered serpent Kukulkan was raised by his sister—and that he rattles the earth every year to let her know he’s still alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

What the pair found was a desert highway that rolls up and down, like an asphalt serpent, with deadly blind peaks and treacherous hidden troughs.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

And as their fervor grows, so too does his confidence, an ouroboros of mutual reinforcement, a serpent devouring its own tail.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

So it dawned on Dodgers pitcher Brent Honeywell Jr., catcher Will Smith and bench coach Danny Lehmann that the serpent in the Dodgers’ dugout on Monday was real and would be best avoided.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Fenrir will be with them, and the Midgard serpent.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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