Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
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Video, including some posted on X, capturing the aftermath of several attacks as waves of strikes target the regime’s military, defenses and, increasingly, the oil facilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026 -
The historic center offers charming cafes and museums like the Marubi National Museum of Photography, which showcases an impressive collection capturing Albania's past.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Schools closed, and an exodus of people fleeing the attacks jammed the streets with traffic, trapping drivers for hours.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Several commenters also shared their view that the petition was part of a broader agenda by animal-rights proponents to chip away at Coloradan’s hunting and trapping rights.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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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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The vehicle caught on fire, entrapping the boy, who was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Getting young people to trust and depend on the traffickers is part of entrapping them.—
Anne P. DePrince,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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The numbers suggest time could finally be catching up to the 37-year-old, but the film says otherwise.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Fifty years later, the world is still catching up to him.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Right now in that process, the Tigers are meshing young prospects and new non-roster invitees with a roster that feels close to set.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Uncertain Spacetime Einstein’s general theory of relativity, with its mind-bending revelations about the subjectivity of space and time, has long had issues meshing with quantum mechanics.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Birdliming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdliming. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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