birdlimes

Definition of birdlimesnext
present tense third-person singular of birdlime
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Verb
  • That exchange has become remarkably common and captures a much larger cultural shift.
    Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • After some 53 years, Antigone remains a no-frills stronghold where community organizers trade flyers near the entrance, and the inventory captures the perspectives of life in a vibrant border city.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Just as your brain effortlessly combines visual data from two pupils about a palm’s width from each other, the VueBuds' AI meshes two separate camera images into one.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Part of the Nordic ESS Group collection of hotels, Rox meshes soothing Scandinavian minimalism with a welcome moodiness.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Holes are drilled at an upward angle, leading to a central chamber where the bees then fall into a glass jar that traps them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For hot sleepers or anyone dealing with night sweats, cotton’s moisture-wicking properties offer a real advantage over polyester, which traps heat and humidity against the skin.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Anne Hathaway played the main character, an aspiring journalist who bags a job at a major fashion magazine, despite having no interest in fashion herself.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Cleaning bags up costs real money.
    Max DaMetz, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Once there, Eileen enmeshes herself in a community of other Navy wives, settling into life on the island through Italian lessons and cooking.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This superb thriller about an obsessed fan (Kathy Bates) who rescues, and then entraps, a best-selling author (James Caan) still stands as an edge-of-your-seat experience.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • After the premium increase is factored in, the average retiree nets roughly $38 more per month.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One shop sold starched paper shirt collars still, and the buttons needed to attach them, and arm garters too for the full get up.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The inside of shirt collars traps body oils and soil.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Birdlimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdlimes. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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