Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetraps
Verb
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Moreover, stagnant air during heat waves traps pollutants close to the ground, creating prolonged bad air events.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
This reaction effectively traps polysulfides and converts them back into usable sulfur.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only minor criticism is that there is a lot of visual detail in the game, and enemy attacks, as well as their sudden movements, can often take you by surprise.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to prevent Russian forces from using it to guide attacks on its territory.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nothing that nets to any new hirings given the federal government wipeout, the decline and fall of Biden’s pet projects, and the creation of meager health-care jobs and some small AI data center construction.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For roles that demand constant context switching, voice AI captures inputs across touchpoints and synthesizes them into formats teams can act on immediately.—
Gelila,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The intimacy of his quick, typically posed captures stands apart from the images on the wires during each fashion season.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mousetraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetraps. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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