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mousetrapped

verb

past tense of mousetrap

as in captured

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Surveillance cameras near the scene captured footage of the suspect vehicle, but not its license plate.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Her reaction to the Album of the Year snub at the 2018 Grammys was captured in her Miss Americana documentary.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of captured

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Meanwhile, Floyd’s clothes reveal a man still trapped by his insecurities.

— Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The ensuing fifty-one-day standoff ended in a catastrophic fire, killing seventy-six Davidians including Koresh, twenty-five children, and many who had been shot or trapped inside.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Robert is unwittingly entrapped, and has absconded with something mob bigwig Lombardi wants revenge for.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
There were 27 people inside the store at the time, including two who became partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely leave, according to local authorities.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of entrapped

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This is partially because, for the brief duration of her success, she has been ensnared in a debate over her authenticity.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Abdeen was spared this round of scrutiny, but these leaders, and countless ordinary citizens, would be ensnared in the government’s new dragnet.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

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