worming

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A clown fish embryo maturing; a parasite worming its way into a cell; tiny mites clustered around the bases of your eyelashes.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

After all, it’s unclear whether there’s a technical solution to keeping A.I. from worming into student papers.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2022

But Bossie has been slowly but surely worming his back into the fold ever since.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2022

The result is a mesmerizing nod to the olden days, a vertigo of queasy strings, brass and wobbly piano that feeds the paranoia and mysterious atmosphere while worming into the brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020

Within seconds he was worming his way into the thicket; but not before he had glimpsed the legs of a savage coming toward him.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding