birdliming

present participle of birdlime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdliming
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  • The camera was also capturing a growing blurring of the boundaries between the Japanese and Taiwanese urban elite in colonial society.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of using a single bulky lens, the camera employs a thin mask embedded with dozens of tiny lenslets, each capturing a unique perspective of the same object.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Ventless hoods don't have ductwork and include a charcoal filter for trapping smoke and odors so that air can be recirculated.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The pickup truck caught fire on impact, trapping its driver inside.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 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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  • When that happens, catching up will be far harder—and far more expensive—than acting now.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • With the start of training camp only a few weeks away, Houston has begun the process of meshing one of the greatest scorers in league history with a talented, young roster that won 52 games last season in a treacherous Western Conference.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The protest is the latest installment of Chicago’s viral trends — including the former Chicago rat hole and Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in 2024 — meshing with the city’s penchant for protest.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Birdliming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdliming. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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