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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
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The report also found that Santa Barbara County failed to thoroughly empty the existing basins before the disaster, drastically reducing their capacity to trap debris.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Kansas State denied Sedona Prince in the post and made life tough on Madison Conner and Hailey Van Lith by constantly trapping them on pick and rolls.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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But Bills safety Cole Bishop appeared poised to snare an interception.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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Peralta came short of snaring a catchable foul ball just before Schunk hit his RBI double, and the 37-year-old later committed a fielding error that led to a run.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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Photos from the protest captured the demonstrator being arrested by Capitol Police, while the MAGA supporter was pictured with a streak of blue spray paint across the side of his face.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Following that initial maneuver, the Blue Ghost captured two new incredible shots – one of Earth with the moon in the distance and one of Earth reflecting off the spacecraft's solar panel with the moon on the horizon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 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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His playbook of operations was called the Trout Memo – after the fly-fishing technique designed to entrap trout.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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For the brand’s fall 2025 show, a handful of models walked the circular runway with their hair tucked into fur, knit, and wool collars all designed by Manhattan cool girl Catherine Holstein.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 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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Barron also calls out Dries Van Noten’s retro runners, which the retailer has picked up in a number of colorways for spring, from python to mesh to the below crisp white—there is something for everyone.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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But Day could bring in a coordinator with a defensive line background who meshes with Larry Johnson to help there after the Buckeyes lost LaAllen Clark, Johnson’s graduate assistant, to Texas.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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And as a result of all these magnetic fields getting tangled up there, those spots on the sun are cooler than the areas around them.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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As a reader reminded me, RFK Jr. and Rush Limbaugh tangled mightily.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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But immigration lawyers say that could also have the side effect of ensnaring relatives who might be there with them.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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