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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?
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby-trapped
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It is mined from evaporite deposits formed by the evaporation of mineral-rich water and is later processed into a white, water-soluble powder, says pest control expert Tony King.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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In the decades since, of course, historians have mined the tapes and other Presidential material.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Moments after the landscaper was attacked, officers got a call about a car in the middle of the street nearby.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Denise attacked Djena again, beating her until Mohamed and their eldest son, Ahmed, pulled her off.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Booby-trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapped. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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