as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
entoiled by the strings of fate
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But that starts off as, why is there a girl trapped in a glass box?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026 -
An off-duty NYPD officer jumped into action when a man was trapped inside a burning car after a severe crash on Long Island.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kim Jung-hyun likens it to a chain – one that, handled carelessly, might snap or tangle, but handled with care, might yet be unraveled.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Forecasters warned that the storm's wind gusts could top 70 mph, uprooting trees and tangling power lines.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Entoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entoil. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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