as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness
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Recent Examples of entrapped
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.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Ognall said that Stagg had been entrapped, and ruled that any evidence gathered from the operation was inadmissible in court.
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Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.
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Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.
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Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
One driver found out the hard way when his car became entrapped in a knot of 20 Cruise vehicles that had lost connection to the remote-operations center and caused a massive traffic jam.
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IEEE Spectrum,
30 July 2023
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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
At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.
—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.
—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.
—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
One driver found out the hard way when his car became entrapped in a knot of 20 Cruise vehicles that had lost connection to the remote-operations center and caused a massive traffic jam.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
30 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapped
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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In other words, the valuable part of any message, the signal, can easily get tangled up in noise.
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During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath.
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“Entrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapped. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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