Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
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The moment was captured on video.—
Chloe Rosen,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026 -
On August 14, 1595, Amador was betrayed by five lieutenants, who captured him and handed him over to the city of São Tomé.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The sole survivor of a fiery Cybertruck crash in Piedmont sued Tesla on Tuesday, claiming that design flaws trapped him in a burning vehicle as a rescuer desperately pounded on the window.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses said some people were trapped in their units, banging on windows and doors.—
Allen Devlin,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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The money is being distributed through FEMA, part of the Department of Homeland Security, which has been ensnared in a partial government shutdown amid a political fight in Washington over immigration enforcement.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet at the same time, a broader anti-DEI push on the right has also ensnared Jewish projects, or generated confusion among university administrators as to whether Jewish events should be canceled on campuses where DEI is outlawed.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Kristen Stewart, who tends to put her own spin on Chanel’s classic looks, continued that trend in an edgy, black sheer and netted jacket and skirt from the Métiers d’art 2026 collection.—
Brandi Fowler,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Both schools struggled offensively in the second quarter, but Wachusett managed to pad its lead behind Lanpher and sophomore guard Lucy Gibbons, who netted five points apiece in the stanza to push the halftime lead to 29-21 for the Mountaineers.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In 1996, the Australian state of Victoria snared the race from South Australia’s Adelaide, which had been the F1 season finale every year since 1985.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Others with North Texas ties have been snared in the web of scrutiny around Epstein.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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