mousetrapping

present participle of mousetrap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapping
Verb
  • This gives them an advantage when trapping the animals.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There’s the bar across the street, whose customers sometimes park their cars on the sidewalks and in front of The Grand’s garage exits, trapping residents inside.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ohtani went on to win the World Series with the Dodgers in his first season, capturing the National League MVP as well, without even pitching.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Every frame of the film feels intentional, capturing the river and forests of the Amazon with great attention to the light and sounds of the region.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Hundreds of agents swarmed apartments in the multi-story building, detaining several American citizens, including children, for hours and netting 37 total arrests.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Adrian Kempe finished with a goal and an assist, netting the game-tying goal with 46 seconds remaining before the Kings were blanked in the shootout.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last September, when news broke that another friend of Kraus’s, the journalist Olivia Nuzzi, had exchanged intimate texts with Kennedy, Kraus wrote a Substack post accusing Nuzzi of ensnaring Kennedy and insulted her looks on Instagram.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On another, the Internal Revenue Code stands ready with its expatriation tax regime—potentially ensnaring not only those who voluntarily renounce their citizenship but also those whose citizenship is stripped away.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Viewers in recent weeks may have noticed a heavier focus on snaring newsmakers for interviews early on in a story’s news cycle.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Pro Bowl returner had a Pro Bowl-type breakout as a receiver in last year's Week 17 matchup against these same Bengals, snaring a 51-yard touchdown bomb from Bo Nix in the fourth quarter and adding another game-tying score at the end of regulation to push that late-December game into overtime.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Good Will hunting Dodgers catcher Will Smith made his debut on Planet Earth 20 years after Carlton Fisk’s legendary Game 6 homer in 1975 soared its way into World Series lore.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Some trappers focus on humane, live-capture and relocation for nuisance animals, while others are licensed hunters who can legally trap and kill animals during hunting seasons.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Mousetrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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