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 It was also noted that a child's torso can fit through the openings on the sides of the towers which could potentially result in serious injury, death or entrapment. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Products that tilt, shift or fail to stay flush with an adult mattress can increase the risk of falls, entrapment or suffocation, according to the CPSC’s safe‑sleep guidance. — Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Though rare, quicksand entrapment can turn deadly. — Outside, 5 Mar. 2026 This positioning is inherently stickier than traditional lock-in strategies; customers actively want to renew products that evolve with them and continue to add value, rather than by entrapment or force. — Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrapment

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Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon in which two or more particles become connected.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Sadoski plays Chef Luca, a brilliant but self-destructive superstar chef whose personal entanglements and rock-star antics threaten to derail his high-end restaurant residency at The Roman.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Definition of entanglement

Noun

Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising.

— David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Brown’s wife was Bruneau’s best friend at the time of the victim’s death, and both women worked as flight attendants for Braniff Airlines, a Grapevine police detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit filed in June.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of arrest

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In addition, consumers are spending more on in-person experiences generally, and sports captures that spending better than most entertainment options.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Motion detection and customizable recording capture full HD video at 25 frames per second over a 135-degree field of view.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of capture

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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.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
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

Definition of enmeshment

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Arbitration is conducted in private and parties are subject to confidentiality restrictions.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026
Other updates may include additional distance requirements from residential properties, restrictions on types of cooling systems or water usage and site testing to be completed at the developer’s expense.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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