birdliming

present participle of birdlime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
Verb
  • The professor explains that the process works similarly to a conventional camera, but instead of capturing light waves, radio waves are transformed into a detailed image.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The song, 'An Everyday Man,' is about capturing the everyday moments in life.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first is light management (trapping more photons), and the second is interface passivation (reducing energy losses).
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Staff tried to bar the doors, Mitchell said, but the water got in, trapping her and others inside.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When Miami Metro’s Angel Batista (David Zayas) arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The system is still catching up to the fact that preventative care is in fact necessary now.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the start of training camp only a few weeks away, Houston has begun the process of meshing one of the greatest scorers in league history with a talented, young roster that won 52 games last season in a treacherous Western Conference.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The protest is the latest installment of Chicago’s viral trends — including the former Chicago rat hole and Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in 2024 — meshing with the city’s penchant for protest.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Birdliming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdliming. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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