booby-trapping

Definition of booby-trappingnext
present participle of booby-trap
as in mining
to place hidden explosive devices in or under booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp

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  • Gardner also performs her own material, mining her life.
    Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev earned vast sums by mining the substance, used as an agricultural fertilizer.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
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  • There are outside groups aligned with Democrats, yet much of their spending has focused on attacking Collins, rather than supporting a Democratic primary candidate.
    Steve Mistler, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Regardless, there’s no excuse — even in hard knocks politics — for attacking someone because of his disability.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • At the same time, Lamont’s idea for a gasoline tax rebate remains in flux as prices have soared due to the war in Iran as the United States and Israel have continued bombing the country in the Middle East.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Russian tactic is to surround and then choke cities while bombing them to rubble.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Booby-trapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapping. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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