Thesaurus results for QUICKSAND

quicksand

noun

ˈkwik-ˌsand

Definition of quicksand

as in trap

something that catches and holds mired in the quicksand of credit card debt

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Recent Examples of quicksand These companies have some of the best brands and highest quality products and yet the share prices are in quicksand. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 The Moon may not be coated by miles-deep quicksand, but it is covered with countless microscopic knives. — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Don’t fall into the quicksand of using AI as a replacement for your own mental engagement. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 In hydra-like fashion, Carr’s agenda saw Jimmy Kimmel pulled into political and cultural quicksand last year as Nexstar pulled the ABC late-night host off its stations for more than a week. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quicksand

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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

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

Persistently bleak under the rays of the California sun, Artificial (now under the aegis of Anora studio Neon) is the movie of the moment — the origin story of our current AI quagmire at the literal, psychological and pretty much every other level.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Lassen is so on the same page, and forever grateful to Frankel for freeing her from the dating-app quagmire.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of quagmire

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

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

Definition of maze

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

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

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