Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapping
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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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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
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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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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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Microsoft sold its entire stake in Apple six years later, netting a very respectable return.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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There is now netting on some of the towers built during Gaudí’s lifetime, to facilitate restoration.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last September, when news broke that another friend of Kraus’s, the journalist Olivia Nuzzi, had exchanged intimate texts with Kennedy, Kraus wrote a Substack post accusing Nuzzi of ensnaring Kennedy and insulted her looks on Instagram.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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On another, the Internal Revenue Code stands ready with its expatriation tax regime—potentially ensnaring not only those who voluntarily renounce their citizenship but also those whose citizenship is stripped away.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Antonelli was showing signs of progress toward Russell’s pace early in 2025, including snaring an impressive sprint race pole in Miami.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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The gun authorities say was used to assassinate Charlie Kirk was a Mauser 98, a common bolt-action rifle typically used for hunting.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Aside from the wheelchair, per Fox 13, Kings Camo donated hunting gear and Huckleberry Hiking donated hiking gear to help make hunting and hiking activities more accessible for the 11-year-old boy.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Mousetrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapping. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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