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Recent Examples of trip wire
Voters have ideas Lawmakers are back in the Capitol this week with big ambitions, a messy calendar and a thousand potential trip wires, especially among Republicans who call the shots.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
This incredibly versatile kit includes over 25 separate activities to make essential spy gear like trip wires, voice changers, and motion sensors.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
Attached to the stake was a trip wire, and attached to the trip wire was, presumably, an OZM-72 antipersonnel mine.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Sounds straightforward, but both know their affair is happening in a cultural minefield where the trip wires are economic, professional and generational.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
This incredibly versatile kit includes over 25 separate activities to make essential spy gear like trip wires, voice changers, and motion sensors.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
Attached to the stake was a trip wire, and attached to the trip wire was, presumably, an OZM-72 antipersonnel mine.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Sounds straightforward, but both know their affair is happening in a cultural minefield where the trip wires are economic, professional and generational.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trip wire
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By 1999, the use, production and transport of antipersonnel land mines had been banned globally.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Finland, talks with the domestic defense industry and anti-personnel land mine training for military personnel will start early this year.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Now, the Iranian government has made strides towards more broadly implementing technology that allows only people with security clearance to access the international web, Rashidi told CNN.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The material, which appeared on dark-web forums, reportedly included the agency's proprietary software, authorization credentials and internal project documentation.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The team gathered their marten data via 285 hair snares (made from PVC pipe) and 135 cameras.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Its graphic clarity teems with ornament and glitter, visual intoxications that signal delusions and snares.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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The movie’s biggest laughs come from Kevin’s hijinks, which involve setting up complex booby traps to fend off a pair of burglars targeting his family’s home.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their 2025-26 season has been littered with injury landmines and other booby traps hidden in the walls of Ball Arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Trip wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip%20wire. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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