Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
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Our country just invaded Venezuela and captured its president, who admittedly was a bad guy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The 37-year-old mother's death was captured on multiple bystander videos.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Contacts can cause those corneal abrasions that provide the pathogen with a point of entry; acanthamoeba can also hitch a ride on the surface of a lens or become trapped between a contact and the eye, making burrowing deeper possible.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sad numbers are thus trapped in a loop from which there is no escape.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Netflix April 24, 2026 | Action Thriller A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pelly netted 17 points and Indiya Bowen scored 14 for UAPB.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, Leah Bertling and Cat Cannon each netted two goals and had one assist while Sierra Becotte notched her first career shutout as Barnstable silenced Nantucket 7-0.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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After her rescue, Robinson arrived at an Animals Asia sanctuary in Vietnam traumatized and injured, missing part of her front paw and most of her hind paw, which rescuers believe is from her being snared and captured as a cub.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Showing his versatility, 6-foot-11 Davis snared the ball, dribbled upcourt and Davis fed Klay Thompson in the left corner for a 3-pointer.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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