mousetrapping

present participle of mousetrap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapping
Verb
  • California has long struggled with chronic drought and water scarcity—Newsweek spoke to two experts about whether capturing water from fog may be able to help.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Those sentences followed lighter revocations of hunting privileges which began when Palmer was a teen.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
  • That’s because the Mount Vernon man is no longer eligible to purchase a hunting license thanks to a lifetime ban handed down in 2015 and 2024.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Mousetrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapping. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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