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as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net
an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand
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Recent Examples of trapped
Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Multiple approaches—superconducting, trapped ions, photonics, and neutral atoms—showed credible paths forward, reinforcing the idea that the field is converging on solutions, not dead ends.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Published by Electronic Arts (EA), the game follows authors Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster who become trapped in the fictional world of their books by a malevolent machine.
—Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
In Identity, a group of strangers become trapped in a desert motel during a storm and someone (or something) starts picking them off one by one.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Following the grain helps the wool fibers to lie in the same direction and release trapped dust.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
At least two apartment buildings are still ablaze more than a day after fires broke out, according to local media footage, with rescuers saying extremely high temperatures have hampered their ability to reach trapped residents.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of thousands more people remain trapped in Southeast Asian scam centers, according to the United Nations.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The souls of the Saprus—especially those of Eela and Mansi—remain trapped there, reliving the trauma of their deaths.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Sad numbers are thus trapped in a loop from which there is no escape.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2026
Most rings are white because the moisture is trapped in the wood's finish.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Inside the room, where blood was splattered on the door, walls and floor, police found another elderly patient and a security guard trapped with the suspect, who had cut himself, Minch said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The animals have become trapped in a swimming pool and caused tree damage.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
There, animal control officer Bobby Jumper investigated the area and found a dog, trapped inside a 12-foot deep well sitting beneath the house.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Officers found Paluch trapped under the second vehicle, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Not unlike its rabies forebear, Cujo, this is basically a movie about being trapped.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Wednesday when their vehicle became trapped in snow.
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Contacts can cause those corneal abrasions that provide the pathogen with a point of entry; acanthamoeba can also hitch a ride on the surface of a lens or become trapped between a contact and the eye, making burrowing deeper possible.
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One is 36 and on the backside of his career but proud of the fact that he’s never missed the playoffs – which the 6-20 Clippers seemed bound to do.—
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These objects have hyperbolic orbits, as opposed to the bound circular or elliptical orbits of everything native to the solar system.—
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
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Javonte Green missed a potential tying 3-point try and Paul Reed grabbed the rebound, but committed Detroit's 25th turnover.—
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Carolyn Collins scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Mya Korpal had 15 points as Winchester came back to defeat Reading 54-53 in Middlesex League play.—
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But over the past several decades, scholars have made headway in piecing together the ideas and actions of resistance leaders such as Aponte, as well as of the enslaved themselves.—
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These courts originated in the 1690 Act for the Better Ordering of Slaves and operated for more than 150 years outside constitutional protection, explicitly denying enslaved people the trial rights that white Americans enjoyed.—
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
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Boasting over 1,300 five-star ratings, this foldable cushion caught my attention because it can be used for lower back pain, too.—
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That makes the technology attractive for confined environments, such as ships and spacecraft, according to the Institute of Mechanics.—
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Given how much of the story takes place in a confined setting, when one character launches themselves across a table to attack another, the moment is breathtaking.—
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It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.—
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On Netflix April 24, 2026 | Action Thriller A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.—
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“Trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapped. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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