Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetraps
Noun
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Conservationists-in-the-making can join hands-on efforts like removing poacher snares, clearing invasive plants, or collecting data on endangered species.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Hi-hats and snares appear in fragmentary bursts, icy synths precipitate and evaporate, and Zel slithers wryly in the cut.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This continental collision gave rise to the Zagros Mountains, which push down on the Arabian plate in a way that has created a basin in Earth’s crust that traps hydrocarbons—hence, all that oil and gas.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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His handle is both his redeeming trait and what traps him in the half court.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to the independent National Institute for Security Studies in Israel, at least 1,116 people have been killed amid the Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the parallel Iran war began.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has its own navy that also relies on smaller vessels to do swarm attacks and drop mines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The deal nets the Yankees something in return for Vivas, who is out of minor league options and was not going to make the team’s Opening Day roster.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The United States’s $38 trillion national debt now nets an annual interest bill of another trillion dollars each year.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Florida’s case, the competitive effect strengthened as the program grew, suggesting the real-world advantage may be even larger than what the existing data captures.—
Tommy Schultz,
Boston Herald,
26 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
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“Mousetraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetraps. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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