Thesaurus results for MOUSETRAPPING

mousetrapping

verb

present participle of mousetrap

as in trapping

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Beavers were nearly wiped out due to 300 years of trapping and trading.

— Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Henri Bezy, 82, was sleeping inside when Matis came crashing in, trapping him under the car.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of trapping

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Researchers trained the system on flat-ground walking data from Medauroidea extradentata, capturing movements across 18 leg joints.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Anedda’s way of capturing different moments from different linguistic or interpretive points of view allows the everyday elements of our lives to find space in poetry, democratically.

— Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of capturing

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Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Another one of the Tates’ lawyers filed a claim on Fisher’s behalf, accusing Hadley of entrapping him.

— Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of entrapping

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Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The program came in below projections, netting about $50,000 after expenses.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of netting

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Xinhua The anti-corruption campaign has reached every level of China’s political system, ensnaring millions of senior leaders and rank-and-file officials.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
And in that quest for unbridled growth, the AI industry has wrested ungodly amounts of capital from investors all looking for the next big thing, ensnaring the entire economy.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of ensnaring

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First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.

— Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025

Definition of snaring

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Wayne White, a running back from the class of ‘84, flew down from South Carolina and missed the first week of his hunting season to be there with his friends.

— Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Other than that, he’s never seemed confident that the future will turn out all right, although he’s kept on working out his worries onscreen, forever hunting for flakes of hope in the rubble.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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