as in tangle
something that catches and holds
the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption
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Recent Examples of noose
Earlier this month, Mississippi’s oldest synagogue was fire-bombed, and a little over a week ago, threatening signs displaying a swastika and a noose were found at Shalom Park, home to multiple Jewish organizations in Charlotte.
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Suicide prevention smocks are stiff, thick garments that can not be folded and are intended to stop the smocks from being fashioned into a noose.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Fulks carved four letters into his chest, then tried to hang himself with a noose.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
After news broke of the Coast Guard’s plan to downgrade the language on swastikas and nooses, Lunday quickly released a memo to all service personnel that condemned both symbols and said they were not allowed in the workplace.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Suicide prevention smocks are stiff, thick garments that can not be folded and are intended to stop the smocks from being fashioned into a noose.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Fulks carved four letters into his chest, then tried to hang himself with a noose.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
After news broke of the Coast Guard’s plan to downgrade the language on swastikas and nooses, Lunday quickly released a memo to all service personnel that condemned both symbols and said they were not allowed in the workplace.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noose
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He was involved in assembling Epstein's complex web of businesses, properties and legal teams for a voluminous tangle of civil and criminal matters.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Chapek’s woes as Disney chief have been well documented, from his tangles in Florida to an ugly public spat with Scarlett Johansson to alienating top executives by removing creative decision-making authority in a hugely unpopular restructuring.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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What the trap revealed, aside from being the first of its kind to be discovered in picturesque surroundings, was a terrible ordeal for whale and human alike.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Inspectors found a dead rodent on an at-home sticky trap and noted that the back area smelled of rodent urine.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Then the curse of the fathers found me — slow at first, like a rumor rolling over the veld, then sudden, like a snare snapping shut on bone.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Also called devil's snare, the plant's seeds, roots, stems, and leaves are all dangerous if ingested.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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Her life as portrayed on Mormon Wives is that of a loose cannon who struggles to liberate herself from toxic romantic entanglements, running directly counter to The Bachelor’s fantasy of happily-ever-after.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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There is little public appetite for entanglement in a Middle Eastern conflict, particularly one that could expose Japanese shipping, infrastructure or citizens to retaliation.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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To claim a straight line of descent from a father’s grief for a work as multifaceted as Hamlet is to mistake a labyrinth for a corridor.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The town kept its medieval street plan after the 1693 rebuild, creating a vertical labyrinth where staircases become streets.—
Jenn Rice,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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It’s expected to bring together ChatGPT, its Codex coding tools, and its Atlas web browser.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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For anyone who wants the contouring feel of memory foam without the full quicksand effect, the Saatva Loom & Leaf makes a strong case.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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The National Park Service issued a warning about the presence of hazardous quicksand areas near the shoreline and at drainages in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans across both Arizona and Utah.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The three boats were almost home, sailing the last few dozen miles before disappearing into Maine’s unchartable maze of inlets and bays.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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North Korean teams typically rely on a maze of Chinese networks to launder it, according to industry reports.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noose. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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