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Recent Examples of mousetrap
Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The art of building a better mousetrap can be as simple as putting calculators on our smartphones or as complex as adaptive cruise control on our cars.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Four starters averaged in double figures, and the other, Doyle, proved to be a human mousetrap against opponents’ best scorers.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The art of building a better mousetrap can be as simple as putting calculators on our smartphones or as complex as adaptive cruise control on our cars.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 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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The movie’s pivot to vampires is a supernatural vision of the real-life snares set for great Black musicians.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hungry Lion Records grants him the space to do so with an almost-morose mixture of trap snares and synths that invites listeners to focus on his soul-baring lyrics.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The animal is unlikely to attack unless trapped or provoked.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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This basically involves compacting natural materials such as earth and gravel, extruding the air trapped inside and increasing density.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Raw capture with the mechanical shutter, plus 15fps or 30fps JPG drive with a pre-capture mode using the fully electronic shutter.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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For months, the miniature dachshund eluded capture after disappearing during a family camping trip on Kangaroo Island, located off the coast of South Australia.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 4 years in jail on choking charges Since he’s been in jail, Bishop has sent letters to courthouse officials — including Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Carla Archie and Clerk of Court Elisa Chinn-Gary — saying Blackwell, police and judges entrapped him by filing false charges.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This financial entrapment varies significantly by industry.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Her languid demeanor, even in the face of minor entrapment, has led to plenty of laughter among viewers online.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a 2015 study, his lab (by then relocated to Harvard Medical School) discovered that another type of fast-signaling neuron ensnares hair follicles like lassos (opens a new tab).—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine.—
Ellen Barry,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The experience illustrates that utility control systems and infrastructure platforms are particularly vulnerable to attack.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Mousetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrap. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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