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a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late
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Recent Examples of booby-trap
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Wary of booby traps and with evening closing in, the troops did not enter the building until the next day.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, though, one open window negates all the padlocks, bolts, and booby traps money can buy.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2019
The characters must navigate different booby traps and escape from one cube into another.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Department of Transportation tried to keep the process relatively frictionless, but the city council introduced a potential booby trap.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Wary of booby traps and with evening closing in, the troops did not enter the building until the next day.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, though, one open window negates all the padlocks, bolts, and booby traps money can buy.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2019
The characters must navigate different booby traps and escape from one cube into another.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for booby-trap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby-trap
Verb
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Another opportunity to attack a black woman in power.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Defensive vulnerabilities highlight areas on the field where offenses might be able to attack in the passing game.—
Joe Reedy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In time, more mines yielded up gold, mines with names such as Bully Boy, King Solomon, Napoleon and Monkey Wrench.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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In Virginia a state report last year estimated his shuttered mines face $230 million in reclamation liabilities, far more than any other miner in the state.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, he’s accomplished the miraculous feat of returning from a 1,006-day absence with barely a hitch in his step.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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And though for the majority of brides and grooms, their special day goes off with hardly a hitch, every so often, a true disaster happens that ensures the event is memorable ...—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For example, the Israeli military bombed the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius—Gaza's oldest church, consecrated in 1150—in October 2023.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meaning Israel is even allowed to bomb Iran directly, something that American Presidents have consistently refused to green-light.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine in November 2024 was another case of the United States disregarding supposedly universal norms.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Jubair was taught how to pull the pin of a grenade and to assemble a land mine.—
Adam Ferguson,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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They are trapped inside Lumon's offices, doomed to work on a dull yet mysterious project, never to see the light of day—until, late in the show's first season, the workers decide to rebel.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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If the fire started on the top of the hill, you’d really be trapped with all that incredible greenery.—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The letter also states that Kelley Black put the district at risk of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Established by the Legislature to also cover communities at risk for wildfires, the plan has proved resilient, paying out billions of dollars over the decades, including after the 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and cost insurers $12.5 billion.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Lamar Jackson led a furious final push down the field, capped with Isaiah Likely’s spectacular would-be game-tying touchdown snag.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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When tested with Velcro and sharp jewelry, snags and holes were immediate and very noticeable.—
L.A. Hubilla,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Booby-trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trap. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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