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 cause of the medical issue or entrapment wasn't immediately known. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for entrapment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapment
  1. entanglement
  2. arrest
  3. envelopment
  4. capture
  5. enmeshment
  6. restriction
Noun
  • Stars Dakota Fanning as a woman whose relationship with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the company’s earnings call on Wednesday also underscored the financial entanglements between the chipmaker, the hyperscalers and the rest of the AI industry.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of entanglement
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  • Johnson had also issued an arrest warrant against him in March, ruling him in contempt of court at that time over failing to turn over the financial documents, including state and federal tax returns along with bank statements and other filings.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Zen's arrest at that time sent shock waves through the Catholic community.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 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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  • What Google's Documentation Says This frame-rate dropping functionality isn’t revealed to the user at capture time.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Survey methods include live capture, audio recordings and sampling their genetic material from the environment.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 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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  • New York City just instituted a sweeping ban on schools using AI in the classroom through the start of high school, along with other restrictions on the technology.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Rosaviatsiya -- announced temporary flight restrictions at airports in Sochi, Gelendzhik, Penza, Saratov, Yaroslavl and Nizhny Novgorod.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
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