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Recent Examples of trapdoor
Authorities found a kilo of fentanyl in a closet and 12 more kilos of narcotics under a trapdoor in the children's playroom.
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
But the culture does prime young men to align themselves emotionally with sports and then offer them the trapdoor of an opportunity to return on that investment.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
To O’Connor, humor is a trapdoor, a way to disarm the audience in order to deliver that emotional payload.
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Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Similar to the Broadway musical, the new movie ends with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and her strawman swain Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) walking into the sunset away from Oz, after the revelation that Elphaba staged her own melting death by hiding under a trapdoor.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
But the culture does prime young men to align themselves emotionally with sports and then offer them the trapdoor of an opportunity to return on that investment.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
To O’Connor, humor is a trapdoor, a way to disarm the audience in order to deliver that emotional payload.
—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
Similar to the Broadway musical, the new movie ends with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and her strawman swain Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) walking into the sunset away from Oz, after the revelation that Elphaba staged her own melting death by hiding under a trapdoor.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapdoor
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The entrance to the car park even passes under a portcullis and guests’ bags go through an X-ray machine hidden in the rock-face.
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The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.
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The seamless haptic touchpad and flush, edge-to-edge keyboard are out in favor of a more traditional lattice keyboard and a mechanical-click touchpad.
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Or consider a trellis- or lattice-style screen, with or without climbing vines, to give off homey garden vibes.
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The tall double door marked a new photo backdrop for the couple, with some speculating that it was captured at Forest Lodge, their family's new home.
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Patients were trying to hide in the hospital hallways as Talley went through a set of double doors, Pekara said.
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Britain's revolving door of prime minister, affecting both Labour and Conservative parties, accelerated in the wake of the 2016 Brexit vote to leave the European Union economic bloc.
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Other McDonald’s pies Nothing beats classic apple, but McDonald’s has offered a revolving door of seasonal pie flavors over the years, McClatchy News previously reported.
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Sri Lanka went without a wicket for the second session in a row.
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In the end, a ball that nipped back in from Harry Conway, bowling around the wicket, did for Stokes five runs short of his century.
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The eggs hatch into larvae that burrow into the wound and feed on living tissue; then, after about seven days of feeding, the larvae drop to the ground, burrow into the soil and pupate.
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Viewership has exceeded expectations, with 62,000 tuning in to watch the eggs hatch in April, officials said.
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Syl opened the heavier inner door and wondered if the glass storm door that separated her from the Whites reminded them of receiving visitors at Bedford Hills and Attica.
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Upon arrival, police discovered Sheppard’s storm door shattered and the main door ajar.
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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapdoor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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