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Recent Examples of quicksand
Just a few weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys looked to be sinking in quicksand.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The trick works too on Dratch, who once feared monsters under her bed, and Oswalt, who jokes about quicksand being his biggest worry.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The novel is set in 1984, but the plot keeps sliding backward into the sixties, in woozy reveries that engulf Zoyd like quicksand.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The trick works too on Dratch, who once feared monsters under her bed, and Oswalt, who jokes about quicksand being his biggest worry.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The novel is set in 1984, but the plot keeps sliding backward into the sixties, in woozy reveries that engulf Zoyd like quicksand.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quicksand
Noun
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the bottom of your dishwasher, there’s a small trap that’s meant to catch food particles and debris that’s rinsed off your plates during the wash cycle.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Leaving sheets in the dryer for an extended period gives them more opportunity to wrinkle or tangle.—
Anyssa Roberts,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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The debate took place against the backdrop of a tangle of state policies.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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You’re allowed to want more, of course, but be wary of getting stuck in the quagmire of self-pity.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Reporter Brandon Lingle explored the regulatory quagmire at the site in one of this week's top stories.—
JJ Velasquez,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Employees in bright teal polos walked the floor with smiles on their faces, ready to answer any of our questions or direct us through the labyrinth of a store.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Round touch screens in various rooms took us through a labyrinth of tiny-text options just to set the temperature to 68 degrees.—
Jason Fried,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The team behind Fitbit is launching a new consumer health company, betting on AI to help people wade through the morass of family health care.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kirk sought to construct a conservative populism that did not get mired in the morass of anti-Jewish conspiracism.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 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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Get creative by creating a marble maze and building a one-of-a-kind contraption with cardboard.—
Elena Donovan Mauer,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While civilians surf the world wide web like an information superhighway, one prominent lawyer compared inmates’ internet access to a one-lane dirt road.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nirvanna the Band the Show, which ran as a web series from 2007 to 2010 and then as a sitcom from 2017 to 2018 on Viceland, was not known for its stunts.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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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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When particles interact, entanglement is inevitable.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Quicksand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quicksand. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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