Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
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Satellite image captured on July 29, 2024, shows the Alexander Mountain fire near Loveland, Colorado.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026 -
After turning heads with $600 boots at her husband, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s, swearing-in ceremony, Duwaji has once again captured the attention of the fashion-obsessed with a look inspired by the New York Knicks.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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Together, these methods help build a timeline of when each layer of sediment and the plastic trapped in it were deposited.—
Lisa Emili,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Seafarers left trapped by the conflict have faced shortages of food, water and medical care on their vessels, as well as the threat of attacks.—
Joanne Stocker,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Ognall said that Stagg had been entrapped, and ruled that any evidence gathered from the operation was inadmissible in court.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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González's chief of staff Francisco Domenech is the latest to be ensnared in a high-profile investigation, following the resignation last month of Puerto Rico’s economic development chief Sebastián Negrón, who accused the administration of interfering with the agency's work.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Who else in Newsom’s circle has been ensnared by DOJ’s investigations?—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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As a hedge, the bar put $5,000 on the Knicks winning, which netted the bar $8,000, nearly covering the bar bill.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Google parent Alphabet netted nearly $85 billion proceeds this month, in what was the biggest equity capital markets transaction ever, at the time.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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But not all of the diaspora have been snared for the national team.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Retirees and near-retirees are the taxpayers snared most often by the Stealth Taxes.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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