as in traps
to place in conflict or difficulties
we were bogged down by the endless changes, and of course finished late
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
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“Bogs (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogs%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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