Thesaurus results for QUICKSAND

quicksand

noun

ˈkwik-ˌsand

Definition of quicksand

as in trap

something that catches and holds mired in the quicksand of credit card debt

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Recent Examples of quicksand Don’t fall into the quicksand of using AI as a replacement for your own mental engagement. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 There are reasons the 2026 Giants aren’t trapped in the same quicksand as the Mets, Phillies or Red Sox, and those reasons are encouraging. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 In hydra-like fashion, Carr’s agenda saw Jimmy Kimmel pulled into political and cultural quicksand last year as Nexstar pulled the ABC late-night host off its stations for more than a week. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026 Such fluidity also extends to Amrum itself, where the land and water ebb and flow into one another, forming mudflats and murky patches of quicksand. — David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quicksand

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Noun

Governments in the region launched a massive response, including traps, sniffer dogs, drone surveillance and most importantly, sterile flies.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
The direct heat helps re-crisp the bottom of the crust, while the lid traps heat, so the cheese and toppings warm through without the crust becoming excessively dry.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

Diagramming software that turns a tangle of process steps or network layouts into something readable usually comes with a subscription attached.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
The pain of his inability to speak about the tangle of anger and shame gnawing at him is palpable.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Blair Levin, policy analyst at New Street Research, told Deadline via email that the time AT&T lost during the legal quagmire ultimately turned out to be a devastating blow.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
But the likely fake accounts potentially set up a legal quagmire for Temu, as European law bars the use of misleading formats for advertising.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of quagmire

Noun

No matter what your sport of choice is, tracking it down across the labyrinth of content providers, TV networks, and streaming services can be exhausting.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026
The Spanish Colonial compound is a labyrinth of courtyards filled with fountains and flowering plants.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

Only this time, the familiar sound echoed through the building as students tried to find their way in the unfamiliar new structure's maze-like hallways.

— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Goebel later emphasized that the maze was not meant to endorse everything Kirk said or did, nor dismiss concerns from people offended by some of his remarks.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of maze

Noun

Apple reportedly plans to pitch the iPhone Ultra as a device that's more beneficial for web browsing, framing subjects with a gigantic viewfinder, and most importantly, watching video.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Morgan was at the center of a web of banks and industrial enterprises that exerted unprecedented control over the country’s commerce.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of web

Noun

Cassidy Teufel, deputy director at the coastal commission, said during a review of the project that seaweed farms use taut, rigid lines, not the loose fishing lines that are a leading cause of whale entanglements.

— Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The film concerns a bus full of French high-school seniors on a trip to Pompeii, where the long gaze of history meets their hormonal entanglements and a bunch of Freudian desire.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of entanglement

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