Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby-trapping
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Citizens broke ground on the DigIndy project in 2013 and started with mining the tunnel system, which was broken up into different sections.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Immigrant labor is still important to his town, which now relies on mining the mineral trona, used in baking soda, trona mining rather than coal, with just under 20% of residents Hispanic or Latino, according to the Census Bureau.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The arguments against conversion therapy aren’t about attacking religion or silencing free speech.—
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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Martin attempted to assert his authority by bombing Raskin out of the squad altogether.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza.—
SAM MEDNICK,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Booby-trapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapping. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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