Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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If not, neighbors, friends, or anyone nearby needs to know that they could be trapped.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025 -
After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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One of the challenges TelevisaUnivision faced this period was the absence of last year’s Spanish-language Super Bowl broadcast, which helped snare new advertising and viewership.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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One night, during a common raid by the beasts, Hiccup snares a Night Fury, a swift and cunning dragon that the Berkians know little about.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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Some of the bribe payments were captured on video and shown to jurors who promptly convicted Jenkins in December.—
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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The Portuguese invaded the new settlement, capturing and killing the men, women, and children who had been promised peace and protection.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Most horror flicks entrap their characters in one location or put them in some sort of unique, tense situation (think: satanic possession, or pissing off the wrong truck driver, attracting the wrong person, etc.), but in Final Destination, Death works with the great mundane canvas of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Early motherhood entraps them—and their children—in a bleak socioeconomic cycle that’s almost impossible to break.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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Researchers place collars with very high frequency (VHF) radio and GPS on wolves in the area, to track and study the animals, according to Yellowstone.org.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Scientists at the University of Ljubljana collared Slvac with a tracking device and mapped his entire trip.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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There’s no question about his ability to release the puck and mesh with other high-end talent.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Engaging in public-private dialogue is the most effective way to make sure an investment plan meshes with national digital agendas.—
Piyush Jain,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Eric Dane, who famously bathed with 2 women, now appears tangled up with 3.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Their two offspring — Cane (Jake Weary) and recovering addict Bree (Melissa Benoist) — are estranged and tangled up in a fishing net of relationship issues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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First on the docket is a pile of cords knotted together, ensnaring an eyelash curler and a pen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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The areas surrounding downtown, which Solis represents, have been been hit particularly hard, amid protests, a curfew and a raid at Ambiance Apparel that ensnared dozens of people.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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