1
: a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
2
: something that snares like a noose
noosed; noosing
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Noun
the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
After the trial and sentencings, a noose of grief tightened around the DuFresne family.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
New evidence revealed a noose was used to swing Zara around
According to court documents, detectives found new evidence of abuse on a phone belonging to Lopez-Figueroa.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
After the trial and sentencings, a noose of grief tightened around the DuFresne family.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
Verb
In 2023, Vail claimed that Oliva had a fixation with knots and nooses as well as stealing art supplies, like paint brushes, in high school.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noose. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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