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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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By trapping itself within the Paris framework, the U.S. was playing along with Chinese ambitions, positioning itself to squander America’s natural energy advantage, and inflicting terrible harm on its auto sector.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Vehicles trapped in mud Four vehicles were trapped in mud along Mulholland Drive, around the 4100 block of Alhama Drive in Woodland Hills, Sunday evening.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Sony snared $1 billion, or 11.5%, and Paramount rounded out the top five with $880 million, or 10%.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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But the defense allowed Kentucky to shoot a repulsive 58 percent from the floor and 48 percent from 3-point range, while only snaring five takeaways.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Detectives would later recover a chilling home surveillance video that virtually captured Kevin's final moments alive, confirming the witness' accounts.—
Murray Weiss,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Bold ideas will always capture attention, but only those grounded in sustainable business models and operational resilience will stand the test of time.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Unlike technology companies that work to ensnare (and monetize) our attention, Foreman entrapped our bodies only to liberate our minds.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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In reality, Nick wants to get his revenge on Donnie by entrapping him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Police have collared 20-year-old Daniel Taveras for trying to enter his subdivision from the wrong traffic lane, flipping off a cop, and resisting arrest.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Holmes wore her beloved barrel jeans from Nili Lotan with a pair of black leather boots, and a navy blue peacoat—collar up.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
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And his creativity and vision would mesh beautifully with Bedard’s.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Russell Westbrook has meshed well with Jokic, even taking over Murray’s two-man game role at times.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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And despite having never met, Carter and King would spend more than half a century tangled in a dance that would forever shape the legacy of the other.—
Katherine Fung,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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With app control, voice assistant compatibility, and a multi-directional, all-rubber brush that resists tangling, the Q5 Pro is built to ensures a thorough and seamless cleaning experience.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Twelfth Amendment would resolve the presidential election quagmire that ensnared the candidates in 1800.—
Karin Wulf / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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The sanctions are the outgoing Biden administration’s final attempt to stop the Salt Typhoon hacks, which have ensnared at least nine US telecommunication companies, including AT&T and Verizon.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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