Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
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In late August, footage emerged captured by a drone slamming into the 50-year-old radio telescope.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
One of the WorldView Legion satellites also captured imagery of China's ShiJian-26 satellite in June.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trying to pin down what a novelist actually believes is a sure way to get trapped in a labyrinth of misreadings and fallacies.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Juno orbits Jupiter once every 33 days, and the trajectory brings the spacecraft through intense radiation belts trapped by the planet's powerful magnetic field.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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Swift was initially ensnared in the fight when Baldoni filed a dueling defamation lawsuit against Lively that included claims Swift was present during a pivotal meeting at Lively’s Tribeca penthouse that involved Lively’s efforts to make changes to the movie script.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Citizens of richer countries, like South Korea, have been ensnared and tortured in Cambodia’s scam compounds, though the Cambodian National Police deny this.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Allie Lanciani netted four goals as North Reading shut out Manchester-Essex 5-0.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some of ChatGPT's suggestions were practical, like checking for unclaimed money, which netted her $700 from her LLC, but others were much more bizarre.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 19 Sep. 2025.
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