ENTOILED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Both helicopter pilots were initially trapped, but one of them was able to push out a window and get both of them out, Bivens disclosed.

— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Bivens said the two pilots were initially trapped inside the helicopter.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Vikings rookie cornerback Da'Veawn Armstead had a punch thrown at him by the Ravens' Keyon Martin after the two got tangled up in one-on-one drills.

— Ren Clayton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The two candidates tangled over the future of single-family neighborhoods and Senate Bill 79, which requires that cities approve taller and denser development near certain public transit stops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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