as in traps
something that catches and holds
the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption
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Recent Examples of nooses
Tensions between Black and White high school students escalate after nooses were hung from a tree to taunt Black students.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The move capped back-and-forth revisions of the Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols that had sparked an uproar.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
After news broke of the Coast Guard’s plan to downgrade the language on swastikas and nooses, Lunday quickly released a memo to all service personnel that condemned both symbols and said they were not allowed in the workplace.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
In the yard, decorations include nooses, hanging bodies, guards in towers and barbed wire fences.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Bags full of nooses had already been found.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The move capped back-and-forth revisions of the Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols that had sparked an uproar.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
After news broke of the Coast Guard’s plan to downgrade the language on swastikas and nooses, Lunday quickly released a memo to all service personnel that condemned both symbols and said they were not allowed in the workplace.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
In the yard, decorations include nooses, hanging bodies, guards in towers and barbed wire fences.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Bags full of nooses had already been found.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nooses
Noun
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True School Freedom Act empowers parents with universal choice—no zip code traps.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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If the federal government insists on misusing courts as traps rather than the place where disputes are legally hashed out, then our justice system needs to find safe ways for people to appear.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Accessories should be minimal and delicate, to avoid any tangles mid-journey.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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But the seven-member volunteer commission — long expected to take the reins from OPD’s federal overseers — still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland’s complex bureaucratic tangles.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One photographer visited Uganda and captured the striking image of a mountain of snares, used to trap wildlife and confiscated by the nation’s rangers.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The team used non-invasive survey tools, including 285 hair snares and 135 remote cameras, to collect the information from a 150-square-mile area, the institute said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The question of how the Bruins would put enough pucks in nets was one asked not just inside team offices but also around the league.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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And what about those nets that line the course?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My guiding principle would be protecting American interests while avoiding unnecessary entanglements—making decisions grounded in facts, realism, and a clear understanding of the regional, economic, and security implications involved.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Tune in to Planet Money's explainer on the heart-balm tort, a type of lawsuit reserved for economic entanglements of the heart.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Separated by labyrinths of creeks and smaller cays, each one represents a stepping stone away from civilization, Parrish told me.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ensuring Service-To-Service Integrity In modern architectures, applications are composed of microservices that rely on one another through APIs, messaging queues and service meshes.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stylistically, Wilson’s top-end speed and willingness to go over the middle to make contested catches meshes with Rodgers.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Creating mazes and tunnels is an easy way to make your rat happy — and a delight to watch.—
Lisa Bloch,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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But all those columns turning the platforms into mazes?—
Robert Yaro,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Nooses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nooses. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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