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 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 In our view, the only way to escape this play-in quicksand is to pick one of the three aforementioned paths. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 And maybe that's how to escape the loyalty quicksand. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026 And yet those tracks are laid on quicksand. — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quicksand

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Noun

According to the Solano Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, a female coyote was found in the trap near a creek, just off Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
The pitching staff is missing RHPs Brandon Woodruff (shoulder), Joel Kuhnel (rotator cuff) and Quinn Priester (thoracic outlet syndrome) and LHPs JoJo Romero (appendectomy), Rob Zastryzny (trap), Angel Zerpa (forearm) and Brian Fitzpatrick (UCL).

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

The tension eventually becomes unstable, causing the tangle of magnetic fields to snap apart and then magnetically reconnect, releasing a burst of energy.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Her car remained unreachable hours later behind a thick tangle of leaves and branches.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Trump enters an uncertain moment in an Iran war threatening to become a quagmire.

— Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Such interpretations help sustain a story that still feels like a reinterpretation of the original series, providing outlets for original thought in a quagmire of iteration.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Definition of quagmire

Noun

For its part, the Westmoreland Museum of Art utilized its partnership with Art Bridges to develop the Art Maze, an interactive installation that transformed the museum’s Cantilever Galleries into a navigable labyrinth painted by local artists.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Nor must Morocco contend with California’s labyrinth of zoning, lawsuits, and YIMBY-NIMBY politics.

— Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

There is also crypto tax software that can help investors sort through the tax morass, Walter said.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
But a nine-game winning streak heading into the break placed the team a half-game back in the morass of mediocrity known as the AL Wild Card race.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of morass

Noun

There will also be mazes inspired by Sinners, Stranger Things, Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, and the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
In corporate contexts, deals fall apart when payments get stuck in regulatory mazes or take too long to convert into foreign currency.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of maze

Noun

Now the team is working to boost the source’s brightness and entanglement quality toward a field-deployable device.

— Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
This is because light waves in these sources stay synchronized with their peaks and troughs, making predictable patterns that were thought essential for photon entanglement.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of entanglement

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