serpentine
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The artwork depicts a fantastical creature combining multiple striking features, including a spiral horn, elongated snout, hooked teeth, wings, and a serpentine tail.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
The advance is sometimes serpentine, which is why market volatility should be considered something to monetize—or mostly ignore.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
With that as the framework from which “House of Ashur” operates, Tarabay understands the eternal allure of the gladiator as opposed to the serpentine psychological maneuvering of Roman senators.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
From bag-check to security to the serpentine concourses filled with high-end shops, private airline clubs, restaurants, spas and more, making your way through a supersize airport terminal is like a journey in itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Harry could see him now, see the red eyes, the flattened, serpentine face, the pallor of him gleaming slightly in the semidarkness.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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