mousetrapped

verb

past tense of mousetrap
as in captured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
  1. captured
  2. trapped
  3. entrapped
  4. ensnared
  5. netted
  6. snared
Verb
  • His voice, captured on an iPhone microphone, is strikingly deep, a rumble beneath McDoom’s sweetly lilting delivery.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • And in Georgia, Democrats captured a governorship in a premier presidential swing state in Tuesday's midterm elections, winning the governor's office for the first time since 1998.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • According to a sheriff’s department report, Barnes was trapped in her vehicle when police arrived.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Several of those whales were endangered humpbacks trapped by crab gear, both commercial and recreational.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • Those who have been fully overtaken by the Bardo, with no hope of escape, are entrapped in giant puppet suits.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of entrapped
Verb
  • This year, Murphy’s powers of persuasion ensnared her once more.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Rousseff was impeached for accounting maneuvering in 2016 amid a sprawling corruption probe, which also ensnared Lula.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • Brown had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Edgecombe netted 21 points.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Lampkin had lucrative name, image and likeness deals that netted him six figures, including a deal with Chicken Express.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 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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