booby-trapped

verb

past tense of booby-trap
as in mined
to place hidden explosive devices in or under booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp

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Recent Examples of booby-trapped So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess? — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby-trapped
  1. mined
  2. attacked
Verb
  • Many have already mined Ford’s design vernacular, few with the original gusto.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Naturally, Varnell, deemed out of touch, is resistant to the characterization and the alterations, and much of the comedy is mined from the contrast between the older and younger characters.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of mined
Verb
  • For example, ExploitGym, a cybersecurity benchmark that was at the center of the July incident in which OpenAI’s models went rogue and attacked the company Hugging Face, was created in 2026.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In the wake of Thursday’s ruling, a chorus of Missouri Republicans have attacked the court over its decision.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacked

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“Booby-trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapped. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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