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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Every field of technical endeavor seeks to invent a better mousetrap, and Meze has attempted this with the Empyrean II by use of Rinaro’s patented Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver technology.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Founded by a team of synch and licensing veterans with funding from a motley cast of investors, executives and entrepreneurs, the company is trying to build a better mousetrap that simplifies a time-consuming process and, possibly, reduces the threat from emerging technology.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Every field of technical endeavor seeks to invent a better mousetrap, and Meze has attempted this with the Empyrean II by use of Rinaro’s patented Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver technology.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
All of that seems to have been forgotten, though, in the rush to better mousetrap the category with extreme levels of brightness, unconventional form factors, solar charging, and other needless complication.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrap
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The proliferation of snares is perhaps the most pressing threat to their survival.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Props to whoever pitched the idea of performing in oversize bug costumes to Weezer, and props to the band for enthusiastically agreeing, because when that camera zooms in on drummer Patrick Wilson hitting a snare while dressed as a praying mantis?Marah Eakin, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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The View cohost and Oscar-winning actress delivered a vital message of information to Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday morning, capping a historic political cycle with a pearl of wisdom for those trapped in long lines at their local voting places.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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It is feared that inside some of the vehicles that were washed away or trapped in underground garages there could be bodies waiting to be recovered.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hence the concept of DAC or direct air capture of CO2.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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But methodological adjustments made by pollsters over the past eight years and the falling social and professional cost of admitting to a Trump vote could mean there is no longer a slice of the electorate evading capture in surveys.Sarah Bedford, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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With her heavy black bangs and penchant for dressing like a paper doll from the 1960s, the comedian is loud, indignant, and ready to entrap both spirits and audience members.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
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There should not be openings that may entrap a child's head, neck, or body (this poses a risk of asphyxiation).Samson McDougall, Parents, 5 Oct. 2024
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The man, who was not identified, was seriously injured by the collapse and entrapment.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is believed to also address the risk of suffocation and entrapment.Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
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Kasper’s official clients were groups led by former Commonwealth Edison executives — one being John Hooker, a powerful ComEd lobbyist who also became ensnared in the Madigan corruption probe and who was convicted last year as part of the ComEd Four case.Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
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This leads the bomber to ensnare Reeves’ character in another scheme that involves a bomb placed on a city bus that will detonate if the vehicle‘s speed drops below 50 mph.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jackson showed little remorse for the victims of his violent attacks, which infuriated McManus.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The lawsuit cited the 2020 presidential election, which resulted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on theU.S. Capitol, where supporters of Donald Trump sought to stop the certification of Joe Biden as president, alleging without proof the election was stolen.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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“Mousetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrap. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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