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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
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For these artisans of light, the process was less about capturing the moment than crafting an image.—
Robb Rice,
Robb Report,
10 May 2026 -
Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Yet scientists realized that something has been dissolving those calcite shells and releasing carbon dioxide, reducing the ocean’s carbon-trapping capacity.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Quince's Lightweight European Linen Box Quilt features a front woven from 100% European flax, a backing of soft cotton, and a lightweight cotton batting fill that adds just enough comfort without trapping heat.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2026
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The collaring project aims to give insight into pup survival, and causes and rates of mortality.—
Erin Hassanzadeh,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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After seven years of trapping, swaddling, collaring and monitoring them in the Twin Cities, Miller doesn’t think his middle-school self was far off.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle caught on fire, entrapping the boy, who was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Getting young people to trust and depend on the traffickers is part of entrapping them.—
Anne P. DePrince,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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Two staffers next to me whispered to each other, catching up about their week off.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Why Hobby-Maxxing Matters for Mental and Physical Health The science is catching up to the trend.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Adelman seems more like a passionless technician who can’t or won’t work on meshing the team’s personalities.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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That’s the whole point; the Phillies have not been skilled at meshing younger players into this operation.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Birdliming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdliming. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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