1
as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net
an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand
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Recent Examples of trapped
semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In people who are in comas, the mind might be aware but trapped.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Some even begin to feel trapped.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the Darnytskyi district, a five-floor building was partly destroyed, and rescue teams were searching the rubble for trapped people, Tkachenko said.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
An example of that is the suggestion that certain dark matter candidates could become trapped in neutron stars, gathering and gradually annihilating each other thus heating these stellar remnants.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s because, since 2020, it has been used by the government to help house the thousands of asylum seekers who arrive each year on England’s southern coast and become trapped in administrative limbo.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
One trapped person was hospitalized after jumping into San Rafael Creek, San Rafael police Sgt.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Which is important, given how many dozens of hours they’ll be trapped there.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
When an out-of-control fire trapped a family in a third-floor apartment in York County, Pennsylvania, over 15 years ago, one local police officer rushed to the back of the building, got up onto a lower roof, and yelled for the woman and her children to jump.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In Yancey County, where Vidal was trapped with her dog after Helene hit, the disaster underscored the importance of having enough people to help manage emergencies.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
An investigation by Bloomberg found 140 incidents of people being trapped in their Teslas due to problems with the door handles, including several that resulted in horrific injuries.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Trying to pin down what a novelist actually believes is a sure way to get trapped in a labyrinth of misreadings and fallacies.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Juno orbits Jupiter once every 33 days, and the trajectory brings the spacecraft through intense radiation belts trapped by the planet's powerful magnetic field.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Many ask themselves why Lebanon and Syria should remain trapped in the habits of the last few decades.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In people who are in comas, the mind might be aware but trapped.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Some even begin to feel trapped.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the Darnytskyi district, a five-floor building was partly destroyed, and rescue teams were searching the rubble for trapped people, Tkachenko said.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
An example of that is the suggestion that certain dark matter candidates could become trapped in neutron stars, gathering and gradually annihilating each other thus heating these stellar remnants.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s because, since 2020, it has been used by the government to help house the thousands of asylum seekers who arrive each year on England’s southern coast and become trapped in administrative limbo.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
One trapped person was hospitalized after jumping into San Rafael Creek, San Rafael police Sgt.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Details on how Cherone became trapped in the machinery remain unclear.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Which is important, given how many dozens of hours they’ll be trapped there.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
When an out-of-control fire trapped a family in a third-floor apartment in York County, Pennsylvania, over 15 years ago, one local police officer rushed to the back of the building, got up onto a lower roof, and yelled for the woman and her children to jump.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In Yancey County, where Vidal was trapped with her dog after Helene hit, the disaster underscored the importance of having enough people to help manage emergencies.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
An investigation by Bloomberg found 140 incidents of people being trapped in their Teslas due to problems with the door handles, including several that resulted in horrific injuries.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Trying to pin down what a novelist actually believes is a sure way to get trapped in a labyrinth of misreadings and fallacies.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Juno orbits Jupiter once every 33 days, and the trajectory brings the spacecraft through intense radiation belts trapped by the planet's powerful magnetic field.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapped
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Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, a veteran tangled haplessly up in good intentions and a life of petty crime.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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He got tangled up in a rundown with two other future Hall of Famers, George Kell and Luis Aparicio.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Agents grabbed one man who appeared to be charging up the driveway, pinned him to the ground and hustled him behind the gate with his hands behind his back.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the third play from scrimmage, freshman defensive back Kiingbaraka Kizzee grabbed a deflected pass for an interception and returned the ball 46 yards to the Sierra Canyon 5.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With Freakier Friday hitting theaters, we’re all bound to be hit by a wave of nostalgia.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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These tightly bound, spherical swarms often contain hundreds of thousands of stellar bodies and play host to some of the oldest stars in our galaxy.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Of those three, Turner was the only one to finish the season without being caught.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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French university Sciences Po threatened expulsion for students caught using the technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her mother, an enslaved woman whose name is lost to history, had been a storyteller, too, regaling the girl with folktales on the Maryland plantation where she was born in the mid-nineteenth century.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its circling movements once provided cover for enslaved people to slip away undetected, fleeing into palenques (the free Black towns).—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cain, an orthodontist from Texas, was unwittingly ensnared in the murder investigation.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hugo kept his cool as his crew became increasingly ensnared in Solène’s machinations and managed to keep a respectable distance from the interpersonal drama of the boat.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In late August, footage emerged captured by a drone slamming into the 50-year-old radio telescope.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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One of the WorldView Legion satellites also captured imagery of China's ShiJian-26 satellite in June.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapped. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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