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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During the storm, Mamdani was shovelling out a car trapped near public housing in Bed-Stuy.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some of these birds are trapped and treated multiple times, sometimes in the same year.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Read on for tips to keep from getting tangled in the knots.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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If your personal life and your business expenses are tangled together, untangle them now.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Entrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapped. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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