booby-trapped

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
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  • The platform, which has 600 million active monthly users, mined search information.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress earlier this month that Iran had mined large segments of Hormuz.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 June 2026
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  • Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026

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“Booby-trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapped. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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