entoiled

verb

past tense of entoil
as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net entoiled by the strings of fate

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  1. trapped
  2. tangled
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  • Anyone trapped by rising flood waters or otherwise in immediate danger from weather conditions should call 911.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Extensive amounts of smoke are being trapped in place by an intense area of high pressure stuck over the West.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Then Cox-Rosen found another jam on I-75 southbound at the South 120 Loop (Exit 263), where four or five vehicles and a box truck tangled.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Frantic skirmishes between the family and the beast take place as the house floods, and eventually the invading creature is tangled up in a trap.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Entoiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entoiled. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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