Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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This is a phenomenon where workers remain trapped in jobs due to financial fears, skill gaps, and uncertainty.—
Kirstie McDermott | THIS COLUMN WAS CREATED BY JOBBIO,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025 -
That’s because all the air gets trapped in the elastic edges.—
Kelly Dawson,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2025
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But today, with both private equity and venture capital snared in a distribution drought, there might be a silver lining to darkening economic clouds.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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The flick snared $653 million at the domestic box office and more than $1 billion globally.—
Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Russell Leung,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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The project aims to remove asphalt, build green spaces and capture more stormwater, all while reducing urban heat and creating safer paths for pedestrians and cyclists.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch captured a photo of them all onstage together.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the initial announcement about the plan to vacate the convictions of felons entrapped by crack-selling stings in Broward County, the convicts were told not to contact the State Attorney's Office or the Broward Sheriff's Office.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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California wildlife officials captured and collared a dozen gray wolves, bringing the total number being tracked by satellite to 16.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wildlife officers took the cougar back to the wild and collared it for tracking purposes before releasing it, a spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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Raftery said Tuesday in a conference call that coach Bill Self has had difficulty getting the new players to mesh.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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Back to that misconception about oily skin and moisturizer not meshing together.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Land a fiber-optic drone in the wrong spot and its millimeters-thick, through which the drone sends and receives signals, could get tangled.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Page, whose character is tangled in a complicated dynamic with Harris', framed the movie's tension as a battle between personal needs and global consequences.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The family of shows ensnared plenty of big names throughout their air, including Gary Busey, Omarosa, LaToya Jackson and Lisa Rinna.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Microsoft’s center of gravity in corporate software ultimately ensnared Skype, which found itself in the Office division and under orders to build tools geared toward a workplace audience as well as a consumer one.—
Bloomberg,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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