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Recent Examples of entrapment
Never wear your lenses while asleep, either, since that can cause dryness, irritation, abrasions and entrapment of germs that can lead to serious infections.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment of mentally vulnerable people who wouldn’t have the wherewithal to act alone.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Zhao emphasizes his entrapment, shooting him through glass—a studied choice, but one that contextualizes her interest in this particular story.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
And, according to Us Weekly, has pleaded guilty to three counts of domestic violence and one count of entrapment, as well as insurance fraud.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment of mentally vulnerable people who wouldn’t have the wherewithal to act alone.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Zhao emphasizes his entrapment, shooting him through glass—a studied choice, but one that contextualizes her interest in this particular story.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
And, according to Us Weekly, has pleaded guilty to three counts of domestic violence and one count of entrapment, as well as insurance fraud.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapment
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The theory becomes more useful once the entanglement forms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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In other systems, media avoid particular partisan entanglements and present themselves to audiences as providers of neutral information to a nonaligned public.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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So far no arrests have been made, and there is no information available on any suspects.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The mug shot, however, had nothing to do with any current criminal investigations, which didn’t exist anyway — the photo came from a misdemeanor reckless driving arrest 23 years earlier.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The first is relational capture rather than component-level snapshot.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Yet Israel’s capture of the fort, observers say, is more a public relations victory than a military one.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Complex, intricate, and at all times realistic and humane, Famous Men is the pinnacle of the attempt to capture this specific and yet, all too universal, formative experience of enmeshment, devotion, and ego-death.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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People who avoid intimacy often fear that emotional closeness will lead to loss of control, obligation or enmeshment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Due to safety concerns, the age restriction for overwater villa stays is 13 and up, though parents or guardians can sign a waiver upon booking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The next collective bargaining agreement will include either a salary cap, closing the sport’s Free Spending Saloon, or other payroll restrictions that would have a similarly sobering effect.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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“Entrapment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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