birdliming

present participle of birdlime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
Verb
  • The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday in Texas, capturing the franchise's first championship since 1973 and sparking jubilant scenes throughout the city.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Want advice on capturing birds in flight?
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • As human activities such as fossil-fuel burning release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, air in the Midwest is becoming more saturated with humidity, a key ingredient of strong thunderstorms that can produce tornadoes.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • The funds would come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a funding initiative through the federal agency, and would go toward tracing, surveying and trapping response programs for the next three years.
    Lizzie Kane June 18, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • This might not be a circumstance where the AI would shine in aiding the mental health of the user (or, on the other side of the coin, deluding them and entrapping them).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Inclusion at the start costs less than catching up at the end.
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • As runners chase faster times and longer distances, recovery science is catching up — and the nervous system is becoming the next frontier.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 21 Jun. 2026.

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