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as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late
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Recent Examples of booby-trap
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Trail cams may be easily spotted and removed – though the risk of booby traps can make this challenging – but they can quickly be replaced.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Jun-ho’s drone picks up on a door on the ground that turns out to be a booby trap that kills one person and injures another.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
And that does not even consider the likelihood of a beacon which is also a booby trap.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Officers then evacuated the home and called the Los Angeles County bomb squad to clear the home of additional booby traps, according to police.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Trail cams may be easily spotted and removed – though the risk of booby traps can make this challenging – but they can quickly be replaced.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Jun-ho’s drone picks up on a door on the ground that turns out to be a booby trap that kills one person and injures another.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
And that does not even consider the likelihood of a beacon which is also a booby trap.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby-trap
Verb
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The green and whites play excellent attacking soccer and with Isco pulling the strings there is always a chance Betis could upset a big club.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cardi also dropped a trailer for the album, showing her inside a house as crows swarm and attack her mansion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This city is surrounded by an array of activities like flea markets, gardens, beautiful mountainous landscapes, old silver mines and remarkable Mexican historical monuments.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Through the mines, visitors can get a glimpse into days gone by and view prime examples of functional architecture from the height of the Industrial Revolution.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the exception of an emergency alarm mistakenly blaring for a few seconds late in the first half, the debut of the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium went off without a hitch, and that included the outcome.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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Boone said Stanton, 35, had gotten ready to pinch-hit in Friday’s game without a hitch.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Russia's insistence on a peace agreement rather than a ceasefire appears to be a strategic maneuver designed to prolong hostilities and allow Russia to continue bombing Ukrainian cities.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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In our group chat, someone says when Israel bombed Evin Prison, the notorious political prison in Tehran, at least a hundred trans prisoners were buried alive underground.—
Neda Maghbouleh
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the rather chaotic encounter with journalists in the Oval Office, both Trump and Zelensky avoided stepping on any rhetorical land mines.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Finland has formally notified the United Nations (U.N.) of its intention to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of antipersonnel land mines, according to Reuters—a move that several European allies have made in the face of Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Verb
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The plaques in turn undermine lithium by trapping it, weakening its ability to help the brain function.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Currently in production, the film sees naive college freshman Wendy (Fisher) get trapped in a vicious blackmail scheme by her own roommate, being forced into a seedy strip club to pay off the debt.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Minutes of the Fed’s July 29-30 meeting released Wednesday, Aug. 20, showed most officials regarded high inflation, not a weak job market, as the largest risk.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, children and teens whose household contacts are at high risk for severe COVID-19 disease.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then comes the other source of snags: the differences among partners that develop as any plan comes together.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
29 July 2025
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The back-and-forth over the yearlong negotiation process has hit another snag after apparent mixed messaging between the city and the union.—
Alex Brizee
July 18,
Idaho Statesman,
18 July 2025
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“Booby-trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trap. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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