noose
noun
, British also ˈnüz\
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Synonyms: Noun
entanglement, mesh(es), morass, net, quagmire, quicksand, snare, tanglement, toil(s), trap, web
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Another alert, published in September 2018, raised alarm about the state of health care in detention after the OIG found nooses made from bed sheets in detainees’ cells. — Elaine Murphy, Teen Vogue, "What Really Happens Inside American Immigration Facilities and Detention Centers," 14 Jan. 2019 In June, Fiat Chrysler fired a worker who hung a noose inside a Toledo Jeep plant. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Tesla has a problem with racism in its factory—so do many of its rivals," 30 Nov. 2018 As the noose tightens, there is plenty of speculation—will the moving finger of fate point to Don Jr and Jared next, with the holiday gift of indictments awaiting them both? — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "Reading Between the Lines of the Mueller Investigation Filings," 9 Dec. 2018 Blackbeard’s quartermaster, William Howard, who took a pardon and escaped the noose, had enough capital to later buy all of Ocracoke Island. — John Bordsen, USA TODAY, "N.C.'s haul from ‘native son’ Blackbeard's 300th anniversary: Tourist gold," 22 June 2018 But as Khan prepared to give his address, a man named Davey Russell and about a half-dozen others towed a wooden frame with a noose onto a street outside the auditorium. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "These Trump supporters built a gallows and tried to arrest London’s mayor. People laughed at them.," 13 Jan. 2018 Dumpson, the first black woman to hold the student government presidency at American University (AU), spent her first day on the job dealing with nooses and bananas hung up around campus, as The Washington Post reported. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Arjun Singh Sethi's American Hate Gave Hate Crime Survivors Like Taylor Dumpson the Chance to Tell Their Own Stories," 11 Dec. 2018 University President Tony Waldrop said in a Wednesday night statement that the student was suspended after admitting to hanging two nooses and a bicycle in a tree on campus. — Fox News, "Student suspended after nooses found on Alabama campus," 28 Sep. 2018 The very next morning, on May 1, bananas were found hanging from nooses made of black nylon rope in at least three separate locations on AU’s campus. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Arjun Singh Sethi's American Hate Gave Hate Crime Survivors Like Taylor Dumpson the Chance to Tell Their Own Stories," 11 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Detectives found no sign of trauma or a struggle, no blood or bruising that could not be explained by a woman who noosed herself, gagged herself, bound her own hands and feet and jumped off a balcony. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "A woman’s hanging at a mansion was a suicide, police decided. A civil jury says they’re wrong.," 5 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'noose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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