mousetrapped

past tense of mousetrap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
Verb
  • According to Arya, the index allows investors to track a very different opportunity than what is captured in major benchmarks.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lyles captured nearly three quarters of the vote, followed by Kim, who had about 21%.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Voice of Hind Rajab dramatizes the final hours of a young girl trapped under fire in Gaza.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These problems—problems that have ensnared at least four of Bollinger’s high-profile government projects—suggest a trend.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Japan’s drug laws have ensnared other corporate executives before.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The deal netted Kering proceeds of about 350 million euros.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lucy Irwin and Sarah Tressler netted a goal each as Central Catholic defeated Chelmsford 2-0 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
    Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 36-year-old safety was selected 29th overall in the 2012 draft and is the NFL's active leader in interceptions with 37 snared in his career.
    Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • James Trafford, a former City academy kid signed from Burnley in the summer, found himself in that scenario as Tottenham pushed five players forward in a narrow and high press that snared the home side’s Nico Gonzalez.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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