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Recent Examples of mousetrap
Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2025
For example, maybe the prompt instructs AGI to make a better mousetrap.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Has Jeremy Greene’s Ecco built a better mousetrap for finding streaming TV and movies?
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2025
For example, maybe the prompt instructs AGI to make a better mousetrap.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Verb
All of that seems to have been forgotten, though, in the rush to better mousetrap the category with extreme levels of brightness, unconventional form factors, solar charging, and other needless complication.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrap
Noun
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Then the curse of the fathers found me — slow at first, like a rumor rolling over the veld, then sudden, like a snare snapping shut on bone.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Also called devil's snare, the plant's seeds, roots, stems, and leaves are all dangerous if ingested.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team realized that radiation kills chips by trapping electrical charges in transistors’ insulating layers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Licence argued, Harold also sent ships to Hastings to attempt a pincer movement to trap William from the south, but the fleet arrived too late to change the course of the devastating battle that took place on October 14.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During a demonstration in Hangzhou, the robot closely mirrored an operator’s movements—waving, turning, and even kicking a ball—within milliseconds using a motion-capture suit.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Air traffic control audio captures the moments leading up to the collision, which began with another flight reporting an emergency on the other side of the airport.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Grunion may be taken by hand only — no appliances of any kind may be used, and no holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Though rare, quicksand entrapment can turn deadly.—
Outside,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
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These included an internal emergency release, latch or alarm to prevent entrapment.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The upcoming April 7 vote over the renewal of Kansas City’s 1% earnings tax will mark one of the biggest tests of whether that opposition could risk ensnaring a critical resource for the city.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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The question is whether new Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan will avoid the sand traps that often ensnared Grier and eventually left him on the unemployment line.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On September 30th, a few days after the attack, Loomer called out Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, the heads of Apple and Google, for making such programs available.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities Bahreini’s announcement came just hours after Iranian state media said two nuclear facilities had come under attack.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both suspects have been booked on multiple charges, including homicide, assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition and carrying a loaded firearm.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In June 2025, trials aboard Turkey’s amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, a Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle launched from the ship, took control of the PİRANA via datalink, and guided it to its target.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Mousetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrap. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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