Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
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Want advice on capturing birds in flight?—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026 -
Mark Hill defeated businessman Rod Vilhauer in Saturday's Frisco mayoral runoff election, capturing 58% of the vote, according to final but unofficial returns.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Season two follows a Berlin commuter train overtaken during rush hour, trapping hundreds of passengers in a high-stakes hostage situation.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Dec. 2025
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Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States, has testified and argued against the trapping season since legislators started considering restoring the activity.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
8 Dec. 2025
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One of the most effective tools involves collaring individual wolves and tracking their movements through the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those researchers have been collaring and tracking wolves in the region since their reintroduction.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Unfortunately, their romance is challenged by one of Dean’s best friends dying unexpectedly, and his difficult past with an ex-girlfriend catching up with him.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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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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Partnering with an array of professionals within the academic space, South Bay leverages a comprehensive approach to education, meshing home, school, and therapy into one resource that cultivates long-term learning and scholarly autonomy.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Doncic and rising co-star Austin Reaves are clicking, forward Rui Hachimura is playing the best basketball of his career, and new signings Deandre Ayton, Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart are meshing surprisingly well.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Birdliming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdliming. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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