Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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In a Facebook post, the National Institute for Emergency Medicine in Thailand said around 320 workers were on the site at the time of the collapse and 20 are trapped in the lift shafts.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025 -
These are some signs that you’re trapped in a cycle of too much hustle and stress.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The broadcast networks are likely to focus on their ability to snare a younger cohort of viewers between 18 and 49, and to promote their news programming as a place that avoids some of the pointed debate that can be an element of many cable offerings.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Through the first three months of the year, the domestic box office has snared $1.4 billion in ticket sales, about 12% shy of the $1.65 billion collected during the same period last year, according to data from Comscore.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pictures and video of the moment captured the overt display of partisanship in a contest for the state’s highest court.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
6 Apr. 2025
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The researchers used this feature to capture the different steps of the calculation.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Branches in the forest menacingly attempt to entrap the princess.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The top half is collared and structured, while the A-line skirt brings in a playful element.—
Michelle Rostamian,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to Smith, many of these wolves were collared and had spent 95 percent of their time in Yellowstone.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside Online,
17 Mar. 2025
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Former major league stars meshed with never-would-bes and, for good measure, a half-dozen prospects from Japan who didn’t speak English.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Her inability to mesh with the gatekeepers of the James Bond movies might well have sealed her fate.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Using the necklace Axel secretly gave Taylor as bait to lure him into getting tangled up with the drains in their hot tub and then using their little Finnish NotRoomba™ to seal the Tub Top is pretty diabolical.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Read Next Florida Diver died while tangled in propeller off Florida, feds say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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When a body is discovered off the side of the boardwalk, decades-old grudges and rumors ensnare the town.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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First, Watson ensnared Tulane quarterback Ty Thompson on a third-down run, lifted him several feet off the turf and threw him down.—
Joey Knight,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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