Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
Verb
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Lavigne had come home to help her sister and got trapped by the storm.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
Officers and firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of North Nettleton Street around 4 p.m. Sunday after reports of a house fire with people trapped inside.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Kamara fired one, still a little wild, but in the air for all 60 feet that Clark the Cub snared.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Arcia’s full sprawl to snare a line drive at third base ended the third inning and stranded the bases loaded, sparing Marquez from being tagged for at least one run, and possibly two.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
18 June 2025
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The song captures Secor’s complicated affections for a city that is rapidly changing.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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It was captured and taken to a rehabilitation center for cleanup.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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In February 2021, a Martian meteorite with the planet’s atmosphere entrapped in it went under the hammer at Christie’s auction house.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
2 July 2025
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And some white citizens tried to help the victims: In 1870, Otis Gibson, a missionary, established a home to which entrapped young women could flee.—
Steve Inskeep,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The collection features camp shirts, baggy shirts, crew neck and collared sweaters, a boxy cropped zip jacket and collared long sleeve, trousers, and assortment of basic tees and tanks.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 June 2025
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The guilty party was collared by security and reported to Florence judicial authorities.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 June 2025
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So the director builds our modern discomfort with sincerity into his interpretation—an approach that meshes with the film’s sunny politics, which are loudly obvious from the jump.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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And what better band to embody a combination of theatrics, fashion and glorious New Wave pop meshed with romantic histrionics than Culture Club?—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Verb
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One more tip: tie up the drawcords before washing so they don't get snagged or tangled.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Both work together to pick up debris and ensure that no hair gets tangled up in the vacuum.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
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For decades, the lure of cartel cash has ensnared prosecutors, generals, mayors, governors — and even the country’s onetime top law enforcement honcho, Genaro García Luna, against whom Veytia testified in federal court in Brooklyn.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The fallout ensnared many prominent figures in the crypto world, including Scaramucci.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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“Birdlime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlime. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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