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
One of the posters outside Holloway’s building contained an image of a noose, according to NBC New York.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
Smollett told police someone put a noose around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic slurs.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
Over time, the noose may tighten, forcing Russia to offer greater discounts for the purchase of its oil.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
As retribution, Arturo’s henchmen, one of whom is played by Sid Haig, tie George to the back of his own car using a noose.
—Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
Smollett told police someone put a noose around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic slurs.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
Over time, the noose may tighten, forcing Russia to offer greater discounts for the purchase of its oil.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
As retribution, Arturo’s henchmen, one of whom is played by Sid Haig, tie George to the back of his own car using a noose.
—Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noose
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His proof only guaranteed, for instance, that the circle could be found in his sponge — not that all homeomorphic knots could be, their loops and tangles still intact.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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In about 30 minutes the dish is ready, an encouraging tangle of tasty equilibrium.Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The fastest way to get rid of roof rats involves a combination of trapping, sealing entry points and removing food and shelter: Set traps strategically: Use snap traps or electronic traps baited with peanut butter, fruit or nuts.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Why Keyword Blocking Is The Wrong Measure In my opinion, creating blacklists of keywords is the most standard brand safety measure, as well as its most typical trap.Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The snare pictures—one of which notably captures the remnants of a meal eaten by Duchamp—would be returned to over and over by Spoerri, who claimed no ownership over the form, asserting that they could be produced by anyone, and required no signature.News Desk, Artforum, 27 Nov. 2024
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In response, the wildlife commission voted to adopt a 36-hour trapping standard for mountain lions, ensuring that live animals are not held in traps or snares for longer than that duration.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 June 2024
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This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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Practically every type of metal and e-waste is recycled somewhere in this labyrinth.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Such is the case with this new secure connection warning for Android users of Google’s Chrome web browser.Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The app follows the debut of its web platform earlier this year.Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Chicago and Illinois are sinking in a quicksand of pension debt.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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The firing pushes Edwin and Gabriela further into a quicksand of poverty.Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2024
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In the 10-minute sequence, Miller presents a dark, volatile and gory sequence of creepy humanoid-like Pac-Man who must move through a maze by brutally annihilating everything in sight.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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In a haze of chiaroscuro images, the film envisions post-Thatcher society as a maze of sociological, ideological, and financial dead ends.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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