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Recent Examples of mousetrap
Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2025
For example, maybe the prompt instructs AGI to make a better mousetrap.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Has Jeremy Greene’s Ecco built a better mousetrap for finding streaming TV and movies?
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2025
For example, maybe the prompt instructs AGI to make a better mousetrap.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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 beats are stiffly period-appropriate, repurposing Shawty Redd snare rolls, bouncy Zaytoven keys, and snap music low end without flourish.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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And their childhood friend Wesley Backer is on traps, banging on a 55-gallon rain barrel for a bass drum, buckets for the snare and toms, and sheet metal for cymbals.—
Jessica Meszaros,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The victim, who has not been identified, suffered severe crushing injuries to his lower limbs after becoming trapped in a lifting system, local fire authorities told Reuters, citing eyewitness accounts.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Use a damp microfiber cloth to trap particles instead of just pushing them to the next surface.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its capture marked a significant symbolic victory for the junta and its Russian allies.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Now, is that the same as a soldier betting on the capture of a vicious dictator?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Grunion may be taken by hand only — no appliances of any kind may be used, and no holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Products that tilt, shift or fail to stay flush with an adult mattress can increase the risk of falls, entrapment or suffocation, according to the CPSC’s safe‑sleep guidance.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Though rare, quicksand entrapment can turn deadly.—
Outside,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Former Lakers assistant coach Damon Jones became the first among 34 defendants to plead guilty Tuesday in an expansive gambling indictment that also ensnared Hall of Fame player Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat star Terry Rozier and organized crime figures.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Both of Seatrium’s predecessor companies were ensnared in Operation Car Wash, Brazil’s sweeping anti-corruption investigation that eventually consumed much of the country’s political and business establishment.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Kings have prioritized defense for most of the past two decades, often playing a sticky, trapping style that doesn’t promote offensive creativity or attack.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Severe is the second-highest rung on a five-point scale and means intelligence agencies consider an attack highly likely in the next six months.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Allen will be arraigned Monday on charges, including assault of a federal officer and discharging a firearm in an attempt to kill a federal officer.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Mousetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrap. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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