mousetraps 1 of 2

plural of mousetrap

mousetraps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mousetrap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetraps
Noun
  • But those Prince-like snares are rounded out with a full string orchestra of Swedish musicians.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dust Regularly Dust furniture one or two times a week with a damp microfiber cloth that traps dust and prevents it from being scattered in the air.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • They’re made with the same cotton-blend fleece that traps warmth without overheating.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The attacks included gunmen who used gliders to enter Israel.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Executives appear worried the attacks are driven by conspiracy theories linking 5G cell towers to health risks, a concern that also sparked similar vandalism against cell sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing that nets to any new hirings given the federal government wipeout, the decline and fall of Biden’s pet projects, and the creation of meager health-care jobs and some small AI data center construction.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Freiburghaus captures musician and friend Dino Brandão’s battle with mental illness after a trip to his father’s native country of Angola raises questions about his own sense of identity.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In the end, Open Group’s tragic karaoke tune captures fear, longing, suspense, despair, loss, destruction, displacement, awaiting of news, disappointment in diplomatic solutions, the ecological and human toll of it all.
    Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Mousetraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetraps. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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