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Recent Examples of constrictor
The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
It is assumed that these pythons, like other large constrictors, do not differentiate between prey types once a target has been subdued, leading to such rare attacks on humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Here in Puerto Rico, however, invasive constrictors have no natural predators and few competitors.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
Native bird, rabbit, raccoon and deer populations have been decimated, and even gators have fallen prey to the constrictors.
—CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
It is assumed that these pythons, like other large constrictors, do not differentiate between prey types once a target has been subdued, leading to such rare attacks on humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Here in Puerto Rico, however, invasive constrictors have no natural predators and few competitors.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
Native bird, rabbit, raccoon and deer populations have been decimated, and even gators have fallen prey to the constrictors.
—CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constrictor
Noun
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to match Swift's different albums, with friendship bracelets and light-up bracelets being scattered on the table of the cozy venue; all nods to the Eras Tour.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to go with her different albums.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Suddenly, a rattlesnake appears at the lawyer’s feet.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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But, about halfway into the story, Proulx abandons her customary prose style, which is as coiled as a rattlesnake and about as sentimental, in order to cut loose and give the boys their first moment of physical tenderness.—
Michael Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Poses like cat-cow and half lord of the fishes help with mobility in the spine, while poses like cobra and bridge work to strengthen the muscles in the back and core.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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This year’s Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, by the way — where Rudd’s presence is guaranteed barring any unfortunate anaconda accidents — is set for May 30-31.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Green anacondas can be 20 to 30 feet in length, and can weigh over 550 pounds, according to National Geographic.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
12 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article A Georgia man who blew up a woman’s home and planned to sic a python on her child will spend 20 years in federal prison.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The largest python captured measured more than 19 feet long.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Musgraves shared a series of Instagram Story posts recounting a run-in that Pepper had with a copperhead snake.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nightmare fuel:Can Texas' venomous snakes, like rattlers and copperheads, climb trees?—
Ryan Maxin,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 June 2024
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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Bushmaster The funky blues-rock band wraps up the Falls Church Concerts in the Park series.—
Sarah Lane,
Washington Post,
2 Aug. 2017
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The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
30 Sep. 2024
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This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction.—
ByPhie Jacobs,
science.org,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constrictor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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