ENTRAPPING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

entrapping

verb

present participle of entrap

as in trapping

to catch or hold as if in a net a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness

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Recent Examples of entrapping Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic. — Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Another one of the Tates’ lawyers filed a claim on Fisher’s behalf, accusing Hadley of entrapping him. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 This might not be a circumstance where the AI would shine in aiding the mental health of the user (or, on the other side of the coin, deluding them and entrapping them). — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The vehicle caught on fire, entrapping the boy, who was pronounced dead at the scene. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 Getting young people to trust and depend on the traffickers is part of entrapping them. — Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025 One of the most disturbing sequences on this show is Gacy luring in and entrapping 15-year-old Robert Piest (Ryker Baloun), whose disappearance is where the series starts. — Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Doing this will help lift us out of mistaken beliefs in chance and luck as forces capable of entrapping us. — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025

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Abhishek Menon, the study’s corresponding author and a graduate student, said solving the engineering challenges associated with heavier ions could also simplify trapping lighter species.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
The draft management plan, on which the department seeks comment, proposes lifting the moratorium on hunting or trapping bobcats.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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