honeypot
noun
hon·ey·pot
ˈhə-nē-ˌpät 
1
: one that is attractive or desirable
2
: a substantial source of money
Examples of honeypot in a Sentence
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To the Left, and President Biden, this wealth is a giant honeypot waiting to be tapped.
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The Editors, National Review, 21 June 2024
The idea was to set up a honeypot in case the attacker returned.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
Finally, there should be an open honeypot to fund moon-shot ideas for significantly increasing the distribution of information into North Korea.
—Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2018
For example, he was once sent to Tokyo Disneyland to investigate some willful automotive honeypots that 2getthere had designed for a Winnie-the-Pooh ride.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
As Tigger danced in a field of butterflies, the honeypots inexplicably came to a stop, apparently detecting magnets where none existed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
The following figure tracks the number of attacks delivered to the honeypot over the past year.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
The digitally literate among us will of course recognize this as some kind of half-assed honeypot.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
Australian honeypot ants gather nectar from a range of floral sources, but they’re thought to prefer a sticky, sweet substance called honeydew made by mulga trees and aphids.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
The Editors, National Review, 21 June 2024
The idea was to set up a honeypot in case the attacker returned.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
Finally, there should be an open honeypot to fund moon-shot ideas for significantly increasing the distribution of information into North Korea.
—Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2018
For example, he was once sent to Tokyo Disneyland to investigate some willful automotive honeypots that 2getthere had designed for a Winnie-the-Pooh ride.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
As Tigger danced in a field of butterflies, the honeypots inexplicably came to a stop, apparently detecting magnets where none existed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
The following figure tracks the number of attacks delivered to the honeypot over the past year.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
The digitally literate among us will of course recognize this as some kind of half-assed honeypot.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
Australian honeypot ants gather nectar from a range of floral sources, but they’re thought to prefer a sticky, sweet substance called honeydew made by mulga trees and aphids.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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“Honeypot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honeypot. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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