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Recent Examples of trapdoor
Although the Irish look like a good bet to make the 12-team field with comfortable wins over Syracuse and Stanford to close the regular season, the trapdoors that could keep them out are becoming clearer.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Toward the end of the film, Fiyero emerges from a trapdoor, as though from a tomb, resurrected.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2025
His stomach dropped as the trapdoor opened beneath him, plunging him into a void of air.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The gas would fill a box that was divided in two by a wall with a trapdoor.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Toward the end of the film, Fiyero emerges from a trapdoor, as though from a tomb, resurrected.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2025
His stomach dropped as the trapdoor opened beneath him, plunging him into a void of air.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The gas would fill a box that was divided in two by a wall with a trapdoor.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapdoor
Noun
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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.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 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
Noun
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Sand & Stable Calhoun 4-Piece Sofa Seating Group With its gray, faux-wood frame and lattice designs, this set has a distinctly coastal feel.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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This occurs when mobile ions swap positions within the lattice.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The closet’s double doors had been tied together with a charging cable and the door was blocked from opening by 75 pounds of boxes, as shown in a photo the grandmother provided to police.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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The double doors leading to McDonald's are reportedly propped open at all times, and the glass outside the hatch is covered with plywood to protect it from vandalism.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Since 2024, the production has tapped a revolving door of actors across genders and ethnicities to play consequential American icons, with stars including Jinkx Monsoon, Kumail Nanjiani, Tituss Burgess and Conrad Ricamora.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Maxey has been the one constant for a roster that’s had to deal with a revolving door of players in and out of the lineup.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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England appeared rattled in the field both by Brook’s lapse and the atmosphere produced by a raucous home crowd, none more so than Jofra Archer, the unfortunate bowler who was denied Samson’s early wicket.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lone wicket was taken by spin bowling allrounder Roston Chase, who was drafted into the playing XI in place of spinner Akeal Hosein.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The passenger-side hatch can be fitted out as neatly as the driver's side, but instead of kitchens, Tekton offers various organizational layouts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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When the eggs hatch, the immature stages start feeding.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This material is often used for storm doors and big picture windows.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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Renteria unlocked the storm door, and the person on the other side — later identified as his roommate — pulled it open.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapdoor. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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