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 main central route of the Strait of Hormuz is still mined and remains closed.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • There's the middle normal navigational channel that, unfortunately, the Iranians have mined.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
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  • Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The three men who attacked our CBS News Chicago crew near Adler Planetarium before pointing a gun at people in Brighton Park on Monday afternoon have been charged.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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“Booby-trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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