birdliming

verb

present participle of birdlime
as in capturing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
  1. capturing
  2. trapping
  3. collaring
  4. entrapping
  5. catching up
  6. meshing
Verb
  • Witty, bitter, flamboyant, and emotionally grounded, the dialogue swings, delightfully, between intimate exchanges and grandiloquent soliloquies, capturing the vulnerability of idealists in the face of evil.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • By capturing predictable fees on a massive, permanent baseline of cheap American energy, these three midstream powerhouses represent a high-quality structural play for investors.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of capturing
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  • Murres resemble penguins with dense, waterproof feathers that look like a tuxedo and function like a wetsuit — trapping a layer of air against their skin to keep them warm and dry, Boland said.
    — Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The incident happened on July 9, trapping approximately 100 vehicles inside the garage.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • At least one wolf died during a collaring operation, according to previous Bee reporting.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • The collaring project aims to give insight into pup survival, and causes and rates of mortality.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Definition of collaring
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  • One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself.
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of entrapping
Verb
  • That is the moment measured GDP starts catching up to reality.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For a woman weighing a cold plunge membership against a sauna pass, the clinical conversation is finally catching up to what the body may already be signaling.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of catching up
Verb
  • Media narrative predicting blue wave in key battleground state not meshing with local Republicans.
    — , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kai Isaiah Jamal, model Christopher Kane is a staple of London fashion, and to see his interpretation was both nostalgic and refreshing, meshing together his coding and Mulberry legacy.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of meshing
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