birdlimes

present tense third-person singular of birdlime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlimes
Verb
  • To conserve water, Terry built a system that captures groundwater on-site and reuses it for irrigation, creating a dry-creek-style basin that collects runoff.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
  • On their website, a statement captures their philosophy.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Boyle puts extra meat on Patrick’s bare bones with a soulful performance that meshes precisely with Petticrew’s turn as the slight-in-stature but formidably strong-willed Shiv.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • How this Frankensteined offensive coaching staff meshes is one of the biggest curiosities of the season.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • Microfiber actually traps it, thanks to a static charge that pulls particles in and holds onto them.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026
  • Fabric softeners can leave a residue that traps heat and sweat in the sheets’ fibers, according to Schrader.
    Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
  • Anne Hathaway played the main character, an aspiring journalist who bags a job at a major fashion magazine, despite having no interest in fashion herself.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Once there, Eileen enmeshes herself in a community of other Navy wives, settling into life on the island through Italian lessons and cooking.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This superb thriller about an obsessed fan (Kathy Bates) who rescues, and then entraps, a best-selling author (James Caan) still stands as an edge-of-your-seat experience.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Each show nets the Cyclones about $1 million.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One shop sold starched paper shirt collars still, and the buttons needed to attach them, and arm garters too for the full get up.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The inside of shirt collars traps body oils and soil.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Birdlimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlimes. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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