as in trapdoor
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Scientists dug around the trapdoor to catch the bristly animal — and discovered a new species.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025 -
Instead, Markiewicz said, the team decided to keep the quest a little more grounded, eschewing magic altogether and having Geralt dropped through a trapdoor into a pit of spiders.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.—
Katherine Clarke,
WSJ,
3 Mar. 2022
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Medieval amenities include a moat, two watchtowers and two gates, a drawbridge, an underground cave (complete with a Jacuzzi!), trap doors, and a genuine portcullis (a metal-and-wood gate typically seen in medieval fortresses).—
Mary Elizabeth Andriotis,
House Beautiful,
20 Jan. 2022
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The technology behind these tattoos relies on advanced biosensing materials, most notably graphene, a single-atom-thick carbon lattice known for its conductivity and flexibility.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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In a wafer-thin crystalline sample of nickel iodide, the team observed that the spins of nickel atoms were arranged in a spiral pattern throughout the material’s lattice.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 June 2025
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Death rattle – The sound of the ball missing the bat and breaking the wicket.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
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The last time the Chevrons came to play the long format in the United Kingdom, Jimmy Anderson took five wickets on debut as a callow 20-year-old with peroxide streaks.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Between the revolving door of coaches and the roster upheaval this season, the Rangers have been anything but stable.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Comments Joy Behar reflected on her revolving door of colleagues since joining The View in 1997.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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In addition to crown molding, the dining room has a chair rail and enjoys immediate access to the kitchen through solid double doors.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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Super 8 is planning a full roof replacement, a new front entrance with automatic double doors and the implementation of PTAC heaters and coolers in all of the hotel’s 80 rooms, which will cost $195,000.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Postern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postern. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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