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Recent Examples of trapdoor
Elsewhere around the creaking trapdoor, teams have taken big chances on new forwards.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The problem is that if a deal goes bad, then the trapdoor does indeed fall out and the financial breaking of the back and subsequent strangulation does occur.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite knowing of the dangers, Mendez, a native of the Dominican Republic, and her conspirators stored fentanyl and press machines beneath trapdoors under play mats and cribs, according to court records.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Surprisingly, Martin is not the first artist to fall through a trapdoor in recent weeks.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The problem is that if a deal goes bad, then the trapdoor does indeed fall out and the financial breaking of the back and subsequent strangulation does occur.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite knowing of the dangers, Mendez, a native of the Dominican Republic, and her conspirators stored fentanyl and press machines beneath trapdoors under play mats and cribs, according to court records.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Surprisingly, Martin is not the first artist to fall through a trapdoor in recent weeks.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapdoor
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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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First displayed in 2023 at the LUMA Foundation in Arles, France, the four hundred and fifty-four images hang on large metal lattices that stand tall beneath the Armory’s lofty ceilings.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
13 June 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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At the same time, the revolving door between activist nonprofits and government agencies is raising serious ethical and legal questions.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
22 June 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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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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Although questions had been raised about whether the boat was properly secured — such as the hatches being left open to water — the new report found that weather was the primary risk, and that a burst of intense winds is believed to have tipped over the luxury yacht within a matter of seconds.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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To mitigate its effects, Roscosmos has been keeping the hatch to the module closed when not in use as a docking port for Progress resupply and Soyuz spacecraft.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 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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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapdoor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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