HONEYPOT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

honeypot

noun

Definition of honeypot

as in bonanza

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Recent Examples of honeypot For a time in the nineties, Amsterdam was an attractive base; in the two-thousands, it was superseded by the Costa del Sol, in Spain; in the twenty-tens, Dubai became the honeypot. — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 Portable credentials restore individual agency, shrink data honeypots, accelerate legitimate transactions, and reduce the very frictions and liabilities that regulators and courts have struggled to manage. — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026 And, unlike Western intelligence services, which Shedd said are constrained by legal standards and ethical considerations, China and Russia are also willing to deploy honeypots. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Trump’s whole-milk policy is a decoy not unlike the honeypot in Peele’s movie—culturally legible to those primed to hear it. — Paige Oamek, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for honeypot

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Enthusiasm on Wall Street amid the profits bonanza is high, driven by second-quarter corporate earnings that have substantially outpaced expectations.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
In recent years, the Costume Institute’s shows and the Met Gala’s media bonanza have helped to attract new visitors and contributed to reeling in a more diverse audience.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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In both cases, the assumption is the same—that theatergoers aren’t there for traditional superhero derring-do, only a cavalcade of Easter eggs and teases for upcoming installments to keep the Marvel gravy train running at full steam.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
At first, investors were throwing themselves at any opportunity to hop on the gravy train with the hope of cashing in big.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026

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