as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness
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Recent Examples of entrapped
Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.
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Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapped
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The three skiers who were not trapped in the avalanche then began a companion search and were able to rescue three of the victims alive, the report said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The script was assembled from real arguments between the couple, reframed as a cinematic metaphor for being trapped in a communicative spiral, as their characters’ attempts to reconnect devolve into murder.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Keep Christmas lights from getting tangled by wrapping them around a clothes hanger.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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While Diane is posited as one of the good guys, it's later revealed that she's tangled up in the conspiracy to assassinate foreign leader Omar Zadar.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Entrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapped. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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