as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
entoiled by the strings of fate
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After cooling atomic clocks that trap single ions such as aluminum and ytterbium to absolute zero, the researchers manipulated their quantum states with laser pulses.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Crews arrived on the scene and found the home fully engulfed in flames, with the mother and her six children trapped.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their little brother Dante is an irresponsible party boy, tangled up with a ruthless local gang.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Entoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entoil. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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