as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
entoiled by the strings of fate
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Executives praised the film, which follows the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s failed attempt to save Hind, a Palestinian child who was killed in Gaza in 2024 after being trapped in a car under Israeli fire.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
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Even in the 19th century, the novel was considered a dangerous medium, one that would trap people—especially impressionable young women—in the thrall of isolation and fantasy.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The defense was often tangled or disorganized getting back in transition.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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First published in 1934, the novel follows a recurring Rampo character, Detective Akechi Kogoro, who gets all tangled up with an exhibitionist jewel thief known only as the Dark Angel.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Entoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entoil. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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