Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
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Abril was captured after a 33-hour manhunt.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Along with the album cover, the shared a new black and white portrait of himself, captured by daughter Mary McCartney.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Then, with an hour and a half to deadline, the telex room came to our rescue with a report of an explosion at a Welsh coalpit, which had left scores of miners trapped hundreds of feet underground.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Excess heat is being trapped by ever-rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere as humans continue to burn fossil fuels.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 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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In its eagerness to bring other downtown projects to life, Miami has sprung a three-prong trap on itself that has ensnared the financial vitality of Bayfront Park.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 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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Maghnes Akliouche scored a brilliant individual goal and American forward Folarin Balogun netted a penalty as Monaco rallied to win 2-1 at Lyon on Sunday for a sixth straight league victory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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MaKenna Aure netted the game’s lone goal in the second period, firing a shot through traffic.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa, which surprisingly snared its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016 by streaking through the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last week with four wins in four days as the sixth seed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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