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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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Here's What the Director Has Teased Jack Nicholson's Son Ray Channels Dad's Creepy Grin in 'Smile 2' However, this victory is revealed to be a hallucination; in reality, Rose remains trapped within the house, and the entity overpowers her.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
15 May 2025 -
This atmospheric river had been hovering over the Southeast for days, trapped by a strong high pressure system, before inching its way north.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Inside a narrow, precarious passageway, his left foot was snared by a rock.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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His case is connected to the same betting ring that snared former NBA player Jontay Porter, who was banned from the league for life.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The attack left about 1,200 people dead, and militants captured Alexander and some 250 others to hold hostage. 'Greatest gift': Family of NJ's Edan Alexander heads to Israel as Hamas agrees to release How many hostages remain in Gaza?—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Lukas, 89, captured the 2024 Preakness Stakes with Seize the Grey.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
12 May 2025
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Soon after the hearing, Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo gave a speech from the floor of the legislature, accusing her of seducing sources to entrap his father.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence also posed for photos with her costar Robert Pattinson, who attended the event in white pants and a navy blue collared tee underneath a jacket.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured, collared and released 12 gray wolves in Northern California.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Many of the album’s guests appeared on DDG’s Hit A Thon livestream, further meshing the worlds of musicians and content creators.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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James and Doncic will mesh better next season if both return, and both are expected to return.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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Along with tarpon, visitors can tangle inshore with snook, sea trout and redfish, or head out to the passes among the islands of Captiva, North Captiva and Boca Grande.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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The comments add to a growing web from the trial that has ensnared several big names in the music industry and Hollywood, including Michael B. Jordan and Kid Cudi.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The book-burning incident appeared to be an unusual local manifestation of a simmering culture war over books reflecting diversity, one that has occasionally ensnared Jewish books and has lately been folded into the Trump administration’s push against diversity initiatives.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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