ENTRAPMENT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

entrapment

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Definition of entrapment

as in entanglement

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Recent Examples of entrapment The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The franchise launched in 1996 with a game that took players and Croft to Peru, Greece, Egypt, and the lost island of Atlantis, dodging all manner of creatures and entrapments. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 The cause of the medical issue or entrapment wasn't immediately known. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 May 2026 The collision caused entrapment, a situation where a driver or passenger is physically restrained or unable to exit the vehicle due to damaged parts, and one confirmed fully engulfed vehicle fire. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrapment

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Noun

The county agreed to help with Piney Point’s closure after its own entanglement in the site’s problematic history.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
The entanglement entropy depends on the area, not the volume.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of entanglement

Noun

The man arrested at Miami International Airport after chaotic reports of an active shooter Wednesday afternoon was firing toward the crowded terminal before he was detained by deputies, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

— David Goodhue, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
No customers denied services, police say After his arrest, Rivera Espinosa was put on administrative leave without pay, according to CMPD.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrest

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Roughly 6,000 square feet showcases 14-foot ceilings, while vast walls of glass and 3,400 square feet of outdoor space that includes a private rooftop terrace capture views of the Brooklyn Bridge and One World Trade Center.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Founder Jacinto Nicolás framed the pitch around the rapid evolution from NeRFs to Gaussian techniques and a workflow spanning capture, Gaussian generation, cleaning and integration.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

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No single personality type or demographic was immune to the experience of a deep enmeshment with one’s audience, and to its profound consequences for their creativity and well-being.

— Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
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.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Definition of enmeshment

Noun

America has seen in semiconductors, 5G, and other strategic industries that restrictions alone cannot permanently stall China’s ambitions.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Along with compensation restrictions, the bill creates a framework for transfers, allowing one undergraduate transfer without penalty and another for graduate school.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

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