BIRDLIMES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

birdlimes

verb

present tense third-person singular of birdlime

as in captures

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In IconArrows pointing outwards The CNBC chart above captures the chaos, as the back and forth drama continues around the Strait.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
What’s happening in the cell body captures only one part of the brain’s power.

— Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of captures

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Moving away from a retrospective punishment mechanism appealed to Portsmouth too, as did the shift to a focus on liquidity, something which meshes with the aims of the independent football regulator, which recently came into operation in England.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The younger Young has actually been in the touring band for over a decade now and his playing style meshes well with that of Uncle Angus.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of meshes

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This approach traps companies in incremental optimization, which is building a better version of what already exists instead of building genuinely new things that customers could not have asked for yet.

— Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The cave was used to film scenes with Polyphemus, the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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Bean bags that land on the board without first touching the ground or falling off are worth one point.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Drizzilicious took their already-craveworthy birthday cake mini rice cakes and added a patriotic twist with their America’s 250 Anniversary Edition bags.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 5 June 2026

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Co-executive producer Gaby Chiappe was tapped to serve as lead writer for the season, which will be the first in the series to adapt two of author Mick Herron’s books for a single season — usually one book nets out to one six-hour run of a season.

— Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
The larger surface area nets sharper detail and adds support for Dolby Vision HDR, too, both upgrades versus the X5.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of nets

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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
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

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