entrapment

noun

Definition of entrapmentnext
1
as in entanglement

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as in arrest

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Recent Examples of entrapment The collision caused entrapment, a situation where a driver or passenger is physically restrained or unable to exit the vehicle due to damaged parts, and one confirmed fully engulfed vehicle fire. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 May 2026 It was also noted that a child's torso can fit through the openings on the sides of the towers which could potentially result in serious injury, death or entrapment. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Products that tilt, shift or fail to stay flush with an adult mattress can increase the risk of falls, entrapment or suffocation, according to the CPSC’s safe‑sleep guidance. — Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Though rare, quicksand entrapment can turn deadly. — Outside, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrapment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapment
  1. entanglement
  2. arrest
  3. envelopment
  4. capture
  5. enmeshment
  6. restriction
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  • His sliding popularity, flip-flopping on key personnel decisions, and entanglement in corruption allegations, have taken their toll on his poll ratings.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike circuits that store classical bits, qubits can exhibit strange phenomena like superposition and entanglement that give them extra computational power.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Featured as a success story Months before her recent UC Davis arrest, California featured the 20-year-old student as a success story – proof the program works.
    — Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • According to Stéphane Thibault, Monaco’s top prosecutor, the state issued an international arrest warrant and notified Interpol late on Thursday evening.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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  • The smaller the pixel, the higher the magnification can be used on the image capture side of a weapon sight, etc.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • An offshore net capture by CASC and a vertical land landing by LandSpace.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • No single personality type or demographic was immune to the experience of a deep enmeshment with one’s audience, and to its profound consequences for their creativity and well-being.
    — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Complex, intricate, and at all times realistic and humane, Famous Men is the pinnacle of the attempt to capture this specific and yet, all too universal, formative experience of enmeshment, devotion, and ego-death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of enmeshment
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  • The majority are rated for adults, but others are deemed suitable for teens, and a few have no age restrictions.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The organization said the changes are intended to keep its textile and leather labels compliant as the bloc tightens its restrictions on green claims.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
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