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Or maybe the professor failed to notice trapdoors in the locked boxes, and the student had an accomplice behind the scenes who was hastily solving problems and slipping the solutions into the right boxes before they got opened.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2025
Lifting culture, too, has its trapdoors back into disordered thinking.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
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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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2025
Lifting culture, too, has its trapdoors back into disordered thinking.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
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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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 library was designed with a double-barreled roof that is supported by a row of thin iron columns, with lattice metalwork framing the ceiling.—
Kaela Ling,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Unspoken Expectations: The Hidden Fault Lines Every leadership team operates with a lattice of expectations.—
Carrie-Ann Barrow,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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An accompanying image shows the double doors tucked neatly into the walls, their dark wood and vintage fittings visible as if untouched for years.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The bathroom was separated from the room by a sliding double door.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The evergreen revolving door of oddballs and cynics populating that Manhattan arraignment court in the wee hours of the night and at the center of it all a workplace family that will forever be... until next time.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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The Chargers have dealt with a bit of revolving door at cornerback so far in camp.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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There is no place for left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, who took just one wicket on his return to the side at Old Trafford after an eight-year absence and misses out because England want four seamers in Stokes’ absence on a green-looking Oval pitch.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was another standout performer against the Aussies, bagging three wickets, while leg spinner Varun Chakravarthy was the player of the match in their group-stage win against the Kiwis for his five-wicket excellence.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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When an egg hatches, and its spider-like offering slips out and onto someone’s face, the rest of the scenario kind of writes itself.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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As each tadpole hatches, a big red number appears on the screen to help children visualize exactly how that number looks in the real world.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
5 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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