BIRDLIMED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

birdlimed

verb

past tense of birdlime

as in captured

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His voice, captured on an iPhone microphone, is strikingly deep, a rumble beneath McDoom’s sweetly lilting delivery.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
And in Georgia, Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday's midterm elections, winning the governor's office for the first time since 1998.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of captured

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Some members of the Whaleback pack are collared, providing a good starting point.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The video, from a traffic stop of a white Volvo semi in a rural area on May 18, shows officers pulling the vehicle over before the driver descends from the cab and attempts to run away, crossing a set of train tracks before being quickly collared by law enforcement.

— Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

Definition of collared

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The process seemed convenient, and the soft food meshed well with our pups' special needs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
The ridged surfaces on the trains’ bumpers — meant to interlock during a collision and prevent one train from climbing onto another — were meshed together.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of meshed

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Those who have been fully overtaken by the Bardo, with no hope of escape, are entrapped in giant puppet suits.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
How else could that show have ended, the way people were being entrapped, and, certainly, with the dubious legality of it all?

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

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