Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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The interior is easily wipeable and not baggy or creased in a way that might trap liquid or crumbs.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025 -
If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley raced onto the scene and snared the ball, the first of their three interceptions of Smith.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Later, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. snared a sharp line drive to end the fifth inning.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yang noted that this data is nearly impossible to capture with human athletes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Its reversible design offers you the unique opportunity to decorate with the seasons—the lighter side for spring and summer and the darker to capture the moodiness of fall and winter.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hatt was ejected from the truck, and Winkler was entrapped.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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And because fall is all about staying cozy-slash-comfy while being on your feet all day, the Bae delivers support via its ultra-contoured outsole, accommodating toe box, and collar that, though made of the rubber-adjacent Croslite proprietary material, never rubs at your feet or causes blisters.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dubois was uninjured and collared by police.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Whether building a new recipe around apple brandy or swapping a classic cocktail’s traditional spirit out for apple brandy, its baking spice and cedar notes mesh impeccably well with so many other ingredients to seamlessly add fall layers to a drink.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And the offensive operation looked much smoother, as Payton meshed the Colts to death and befuddled their defense on a second-quarter touchdown in which tight end Adam Trautman split out wide.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, a veteran tangled haplessly up in good intentions and a life of petty crime.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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He got tangled up in a rundown with two other future Hall of Famers, George Kell and Luis Aparicio.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cain, an orthodontist from Texas, was unwittingly ensnared in the murder investigation.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Yet Kirk leveraged a version of the same toxic online dynamics and algorithmic-attention sinkholes that can ensnare people like Robinson.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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