ENTRAPMENTS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

entrapments

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as in entanglements

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Noun

Not to mention the foreign business entanglements of his family members.

— James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
The conditions that allowed MAHA to flourish—the trust deficit, the corporate entanglements, the gap between research and community, the invisibility of public health in people’s daily lives—have been festering for decades.

— Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Definition of entanglements

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The dire time restraints were real, along with the contentious Zoom meetings or phone calls that have taken place over the past five months.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Compensation systems, transfer windows and roster rules would become terms of an agreement rather than unilateral restraints.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of restraints

Noun

Blended genome exome sequencing captures the same broad range of information as deep whole-genome sequencing, including rare protein-changing mutations, common variants and structural rearrangements.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
And headline inflation captures lived experience in a way core measures do not, roughly speaking.

— Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of captures

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Nonprofit experts told the Herald/Times earlier this year that the foundation’s actions could jeopardize its tax-exempt status because of the strict restrictions on how nonprofits can engage in politics or lobbying.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
When devices are set up for children, parents would set the child's age, which would automatically trigger certain restrictions required by the state.

— Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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