Thesaurus results for NOOSE

noose

noun

ˈnüs

Definition of noose

as in tangle

something that catches and holds the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption

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Recent Examples of noose The incident with the noose and the doorknob came in early October. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026 Those laurels quickly become a noose. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 June 2026 Hours later, Epstein would be found on the floor of his cell with an orange noose around his neck in an apparent suicide attempt weeks before his death. — New York Times, 16 June 2026 The former cop also claimed to have found a hangman’s noose under Epstein’s mattress. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for noose

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Noun

The ejection of water molecules favors the interaction, supporting the alignment needed for the messy tangle to grow.

— Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
This tangle of contradictions had served in the Army for over four decades, spending several years as Army Chief of Staff.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Sticky traps with dead insects on them were seen under dry storage area and on the side of a deep freezer.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
These traps kill rats, but also gather information about movements and population sizes, according to the health district.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

Trump successfully tapped into these grievances by promising to scale back international entanglements and bring back factories and manufacturing jobs.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Scientists at the University of Oxford developed a quantum network using two different atoms, strontium and calcium, and achieved a record entanglement time of 10 seconds.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of entanglement

Noun

In postwar Spain, a young girl discovers a mysterious labyrinth and a magical world while living under the rule of her brutal stepfather.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Outdoors, we were greeted by sculptures from Joan Miró’s labyrinth to Alberto Giacometti’s courtyard.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

Decodo, a web data company, tracked price changes in 2025 across products ranging from electronics to clothing and home improvement supplies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Watch for unexplained web addresses, encoded strings or commands that download and immediately execute remote scripts.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of web

Noun

After the blinding start to a decisive Game 3 against the Las Vegas Aces, after the crawl through quicksand for the rest of it, after the bloody lip and a stoic walk off the floor while cannons spit celebratory smoke into the air.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers trudged toward October by clinching their 13th National League West title in 14 years on Thursday, their customary march mired in a quicksand of questions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of quicksand

Noun

Visitors can purchase pumpkins, visit the Halloween store, bar and bakery, and enjoy the outdoor playground, petting zoo and hay maze.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
The next play was an even longer heave into a maze of bodies in the end zone, called an interception before going to review.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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