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Recent Examples of mousetrap
Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
But if their previous pictures felt like ornate, twisted little mousetraps, The Devil’s Bath feels less precise, more cosmic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 June 2024
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Trump should bring down the guillotine on crony capitalism in favor of the Thomas Edisons who build a better mousetrap in a free enterprise landscape.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
But if their previous pictures felt like ornate, twisted little mousetraps, The Devil’s Bath feels less precise, more cosmic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 June 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
Noun
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The snare sound, for example, was the thin, ticky-ticky style originally popularized in hip-hop recordings, instead of Nir Z’s thicker snare pops.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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Four tenors, four snares and two bass have been ordered through Axel Johnson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Replace pet bowls as needed: Scratches or cracks in bowls can trap bacteria and be impossible to clean, whether in the dishwasher or by hand.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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The agency runs a Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program to trap and often kill gators that threaten people or pets.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Errors during data capture are not just carried forward; they are amplified by AI, leading to flawed insights and decisions.—
Amy Gu,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Video mode is similar to the Photo mode, and offers 4K video capture through the telephoto lens at 30 frames per second and 1080p/60fps via the wide-angle lens.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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However, the woman’s entrapment was so complex, firefighters were forced to get creative, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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The allied strategy amounts to financial and security entrapment, decoupling Russia from the world economy and military suppliers.—
Carla Norrlof,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2022
Verb
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Mischief was found ensnared in Sebastian Inlet in October 2023 and was taken in by the Brevard Zoo.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Rogers, then-Butler County Auditor, was a republican in southwest Ohio when an investigation into public corruption ensnared her and others in a fraud investigation.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.—
Samy Magdy and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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