ENTRAPMENTS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

entrapments

noun

plural of entrapment

as in entanglements

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Noun

The core narrative, the ambiguous love story suggested by the film’s title, centers on the romantic and professional entanglements of two couples.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Nearly 27% of 2025 entanglements were observed off the coast of California.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of entanglements

Noun

Severe injuries can occur because of the forces experienced during a ride, collisions, problems with restraints or other mechanical and operational incidents.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Summer Bates, who was at the Georgia park with her husband and three children and saw Kariem fall, told the AP previously that her older two children kept trying to push their restraints down tighter while on the ride.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of restraints

Noun

Surveillance video captures shooting at Pasadena gas station CBS News Baltimore obtained surveillance video showing a group of people gathered around a gas pump before a person pulls out a gun and fires shots.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
On a Galaxy phone, Samsung saves it in Gallery and may also place it inside the Video captures album.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of captures

Noun

Police made at least 272 arrests across the country, including in Paris.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Under his leadership, the Office of Statewide Prosecution secured 2,000 arrests and hundreds of years in prison for those who prey on our state’s children.

— Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrests

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The restrictions emerged just days after Trump admonished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the press, calling on the leader to step down and hold wartime elections.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Officials say the deployment targets trafficking and cartel activity, but critics note crossings fell after asylum restrictions and much drug smuggling occurs through ports of entry.

— ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrictions

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