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a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late
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Recent Examples of booby-trap
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Wary of booby traps and with evening closing in, the troops did not enter the building until the next day.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, though, one open window negates all the padlocks, bolts, and booby traps money can buy.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2019
The characters must navigate different booby traps and escape from one cube into another.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Department of Transportation tried to keep the process relatively frictionless, but the city council introduced a potential booby trap.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Wary of booby traps and with evening closing in, the troops did not enter the building until the next day.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, though, one open window negates all the padlocks, bolts, and booby traps money can buy.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2019
The characters must navigate different booby traps and escape from one cube into another.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for booby-trap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby-trap
Verb
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Another opportunity to attack a black woman in power.James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Defensive vulnerabilities highlight areas on the field where offenses might be able to attack in the passing game.Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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In time, more mines yielded up gold, mines with names such as Bully Boy, King Solomon, Napoleon and Monkey Wrench.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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In Virginia a state report last year estimated his shuttered mines face $230 million in reclamation liabilities, far more than any other miner in the state.Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The flag of the Islamic State group was on the truck's trailer hitch, the FBI said.ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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The flag of the Islamic State group was on the truck’s trailer hitch, the FBI said.Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Which helps to explain why so many popular stand-ups have blown their hosting stints; Jo Koy memorably bombed on the Globes stage last year with a misogynistic Barbie riff.Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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With Biden now down to his final two weeks, there are no active discussions about bombing Iran.Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Defense Ballard Partners also registered to lobby on issues related to land mine detection on behalf of the defense technology company Safe Pro Group.Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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According to the United Nations, land mines threaten lives in more than 70 countries.Ritsuko Kawai, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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They are trapped inside Lumon's offices, doomed to work on a dull yet mysterious project, never to see the light of day—until, late in the show's first season, the workers decide to rebel.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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If the fire started on the top of the hill, you’d really be trapped with all that incredible greenery.Ali MacGraw, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Marine conditions will be hazardous and there is a marginal risk for rip currents at all area beaches.Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Using an outdated browser increases the risk of being targeted by attacks that could have been prevented with a simple update.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lamar Jackson led a furious final push down the field, capped with Isaiah Likely’s spectacular would-be game-tying touchdown snag.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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When tested with Velcro and sharp jewelry, snags and holes were immediate and very noticeable.L.A. Hubilla, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Booby-trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trap. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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