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birdlime

verb

Definition of birdlimenext
as in to trap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
  1. trap
  2. snare
  3. capture
  4. entrap
  5. collar
  6. mesh
  7. tangle
  8. ensnare
Verb
  • Some people were trapped inside vehicles, while another was tossed out into an intersection.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Residents lay trapped under slabs of concrete, pleading for help.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of trap
Verb
  • With 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Jobe leaped to not only snare the interception but landed in bounds with both feet to secure Seattle's 13-10 win.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Already the film has snared more than $50 million in presales, Disney said Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia + Technology conference.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of snare
Verb
  • Raytron’s new approach focuses specifically on infrared imagery, where temperature, heat distribution and thermal signatures provide information that conventional visible-light cameras cannot capture.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Once victims entered their credentials, the attackers could capture that information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of capture
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  • For the difficult and dangerous business of selling secrets—the challenge of finding a buyer, the constant fear of getting betrayed or entrapped—BlackNet would do what eBay did for the garage sale.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of entrap
Verb
  • The researchers analyzed data from 503 camera traps and 59 GPS collars tracking pumas’ presence in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula between 2020 and 2025.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Fish and Wildlife will now assess the animal and, if healthy, it will be collared and released into the nearest suitable habitat within the Santa Monica Mountains, the Fish and Wildlife spokesperson said.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of collar
Verb
  • The Portuguese water dog breed is hypoallergenic, according to the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, which meshes well with the Obama family's allergies.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But the most fascinating part of the process is seeing all the moves come together — or fail to mesh — when football begins.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mesh
Verb
  • Sidney was running to get a life jacket to Parker when he got tangled in the lines and the boat flipped.
    — Steven Romo, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Ocean Rainforest said no whales got tangled in taut lines during a two-year demo project.
    — Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangle
Verb
  • The case revolves around his connection to shuttered Banco Master, a case that has ensnared high-ranking politicians and judiciary members.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor ensnared in a cult in The Liberation, the story of director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ensnare
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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