ENTRAPMENTS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

entrapments

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plural of entrapment

as in entanglements

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Noun

Trump successfully tapped into these grievances by promising to scale back international entanglements and bring back factories and manufacturing jobs.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
The kill switch metaphor reduces the infrastructural entanglements of AI to outdated ideas about technology.

— Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of entanglements

Noun

Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints.

— Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of restraints

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Revell said that no arrests had yet been made, nor anyone taken into custody, but that police believed one shooter was involved.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
From mass arrests in France to troop deployments in Italy, European leaders are taking varied approaches to protests and clashes across the continent.

— Amanda Macias, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrests

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Foot-and-mouth disease spreads rapidly among livestock and can force mass culling, movement restrictions, and trade disruptions.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Nine senators from both parties have asked the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate the Starlink episode, while lawmakers across the aisle have condemned the speed restrictions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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