as in bound
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as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net
an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand
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Adjective
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In 2004, a team of researchers found that the best any algorithm could do for the library sorting problem—in other words, the ultimate lower bound—was log n.—
Steve Nadis,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Few people understood—or even witnessed—his great work, bursting at the seams of two bound volumes.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.—
Zach Powell,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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On their way out the door, Kinch grabbed the pistol and placed it in the console of his truck.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These escaped enslaved people created their own culture in defiance of the Code Noir, French colonial laws that tried to stamp out African spirituality in favor of Roman Catholicism.—
Harriet Shepherd,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 1856, enslaved people built the white clapboard structure when what is now Leawood and south Kansas City were large swaths of prairie.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One of the beneficiaries was Purdy’s favorite target, George Kittle, who caught all eight passes that went his way and finished with 112 receiving yards.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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But in 2021, our video content caught a big break on social media, and operations started falling into place.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The move by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to forgo a formal recommendation paves the way for President Biden to terminate a $14 billion transaction that became ensnared in election-year politics.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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His former second-in-command, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted last week, and several other members of the administration, nearly all of whom have since left the administration, have also been ensnared in investigations.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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When he was captured, the suspect had a lighter in his pocket.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Images of the suspect were captured on officers' body cameras, as that person stayed on the scene after the incident, sitting on a nearby bench.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.—
Troy J. McMullen,
Architectural Digest,
9 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Trapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapped. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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