BIRDLIMING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

birdliming

verb

present participle of birdlime

as in capturing

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Researchers trained the system on flat-ground walking data from Medauroidea extradentata, capturing movements across 18 leg joints.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Anedda’s way of capturing different moments from different linguistic or interpretive points of view allows the everyday elements of our lives to find space in poetry, democratically.

— Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of capturing

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After marking his 61st birthday with a vintage video from his 3rd birthday back in 1966, Stamos returned to thirst-trapping for his 62nd.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
McLoughlin and colleagues William Jimeno and Dominick Pezzulo were on the main concourse between the two towers when the South Tower collapsed, trapping them in the rubble 30 feet underground.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trapping

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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
Another one of the Tates’ lawyers filed a claim on Fisher’s behalf, accusing Hadley of entrapping him.

— Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of entrapping

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Fundamentals are catching up with price, this is a textbook example of a Best Stocks constituent.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Nesta has defended the staffing budget as a matter of catching up on the city’s needs after leaving positions vacant for too long and shifting those responsibilities to existing employees.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of catching up

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The hope is to spend the next few weeks of the offseason camp meshing those skills and personalities.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The team is developing a more competitive package, the big and small details are coming together, and the people are meshing.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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