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Or maybe the professor failed to notice trapdoors in the locked boxes, and the student had an accomplice behind the scenes who was hastily solving problems and slipping the solutions into the right boxes before they got opened.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2025
Lifting culture, too, has its trapdoors back into disordered thinking.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
Scientists dug around the trapdoor to catch the bristly animal — and discovered a new species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Instead, Markiewicz said, the team decided to keep the quest a little more grounded, eschewing magic altogether and having Geralt dropped through a trapdoor into a pit of spiders.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2025
Lifting culture, too, has its trapdoors back into disordered thinking.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
Scientists dug around the trapdoor to catch the bristly animal — and discovered a new species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Instead, Markiewicz said, the team decided to keep the quest a little more grounded, eschewing magic altogether and having Geralt dropped through a trapdoor into a pit of spiders.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapdoor
Noun
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The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.—
Katherine Clarke,
WSJ,
3 Mar. 2022
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Medieval amenities include a moat, two watchtowers and two gates, a drawbridge, an underground cave (complete with a Jacuzzi!), trap doors, and a genuine portcullis (a metal-and-wood gate typically seen in medieval fortresses).—
Mary Elizabeth Andriotis,
House Beautiful,
20 Jan. 2022
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The Reflets team moved on to the workings of Altice and the complex lattice of holding companies that surrounded Drahi and his closest associates.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The renovations include lighter paint, new tables and chairs, brighter lighting and bookshelves to replace lattice wall dividers that previously held Southern-style decor.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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An accompanying image shows the double doors tucked neatly into the walls, their dark wood and vintage fittings visible as if untouched for years.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The bathroom was separated from the room by a sliding double door.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The evergreen revolving door of oddballs and cynics populating that Manhattan arraignment court in the wee hours of the night and at the center of it all a workplace family that will forever be... until next time.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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The Chargers have dealt with a bit of revolving door at cornerback so far in camp.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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In The Hundred, he’s taken six wickets in five games for Trent Rockets at an average of just 13.33.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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Farrell, who is based in Toronto, knows his way between the wickets in cricket, a bat and ball game like baseball that is popular outside of North America, especially as a billion-dollar TV entertainment juggernaut via the Indian Premier League.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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The fridge slide gets repositioned to the right-side hatch, which won't be as convenient when preparing meals but should prompt fun games like over-trailer veggie toss.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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During the explosion, a hatch detached and entered the water.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
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The only thing standing between the Benders and the elements was a series of roll-up storm doors.—
Ned Zeman,
Outside,
14 Nov. 2021
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapdoor. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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