mousetrapped

verb

past tense of mousetrap
as in captured

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  1. captured
  2. trapped
  3. entrapped
  4. ensnared
  5. netted
  6. snared
Verb
  • The Houthis recently captured the strategic port city of Mokha and several Red Sea islands, extending their reach toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a maritime route through which about 12% of global trade passes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Against the stunning landscapes of wild, remote Turkey, captured in glorious detail by cinematographer Kiril Prodanov, Elif finds her muse again.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Escarpments were carved into beaches, asphalt rippled on the coastal highway, and tourists like Lester were left trapped.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rachelle also recalled vividly the experience of being trapped inside the vehicle in the river.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • How else could that show have ended, the way people were being entrapped, and, certainly, with the dubious legality of it all?
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Berry created a set that entrapped the pair with the landscape as well.
    — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrapped
Verb
  • The case revolves around his connection to shuttered Banco Master, a case that has ensnared high-ranking politicians and judiciary members.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor ensnared in a cult in The Liberation, the story of director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • The project started shooting less than two weeks after the end of Hüller’s campaign for Anatomy of a Fall, which netted her a best-actress Oscar nomination — and shot in small increments over many months from there.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The midfielder netted a header into the top middle of the goal from close range off a corner kick from Angelina for her sixth goal of the campaign.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of netted
Verb
  • Already the film has snared more than $50 million in presales, Disney said Wednesday during the Goldman Sachs’ Communcacopia + Technology conference.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • With two outs and the bases loaded, Francisco Lindor snared a line drive by David Hamilton to keep the game tied.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of snared
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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