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
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.
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Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of pirates swung on hundreds of nooses, their feet dancing madly in the air.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Officials said Edenfield actually tied the noose on James Meredith's statue after Harris could not do it.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
In 2014, the University of Mississippi chapter was closed after three members were accused of tying a noose around the neck of a statue of the first Black student to enroll in the then-all-White Southern college.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
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Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of pirates swung on hundreds of nooses, their feet dancing madly in the air.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Officials said Edenfield actually tied the noose on James Meredith's statue after Harris could not do it.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
In 2014, the University of Mississippi chapter was closed after three members were accused of tying a noose around the neck of a statue of the first Black student to enroll in the then-all-White Southern college.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
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Six weeks later, what began as a missing persons case became a murder mystery, as Karen's body was found hidden beneath a tangle of vines by a caretaker near Bledsoe Cemetery in Dyer County.Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s also a big tangle of conflicting feelings and emotional contexts at play here.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Finding new customers cannot and must not be the only solution to solving customer churn—that can be a trap.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The proliferation of snares is perhaps the most pressing threat to their survival.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Props to whoever pitched the idea of performing in oversize bug costumes to Weezer, and props to the band for enthusiastically agreeing, because when that camera zooms in on drummer Patrick Wilson hitting a snare while dressed as a praying mantis?Marah Eakin, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Most whale deaths humans are aware of are caused by boats and entanglement in fishing gear.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Its emphasis on civilizational identity and antipathy to liberal internationalism creates opportunities for entanglements with illiberal states, such as China and Russia, that share the goal of dethroning Western liberalism and the U.S.-led international order. Loading...Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
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Turns out the Goblin King (a very campy David Bowie) is to blame and Sarah must solve a labyrinth—filled with creepy muppets—to rescue her brother.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Oct. 2024
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The deal that is expected to install Skydance chief David Ellison as chairman, CEO and hopefully savior of Paramount Global is a labyrinth of entities, trusts and transactions.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
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Today's enterprise technology stack is, by design, a complex web of AI models, APIs and microservices.Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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An aphid had flown into a spider web and tried in vain to escape from the sticky threads.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jen and Lilia — now seemingly under someone’s (Teen’s?) spell, eyes glowing a frosty, neon blue — throw Agatha into the quicksand.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, the two decisions put Indians into constitutional quicksand.Daniel Mandell / Made by History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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With the two candidates in town, the area of downtown surrounding the hotels was a maze of barricades, police cars, DMV trucks, Secret Service SUVs and ambulances serving as barricades to block off the streets.Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Ghoul House maze monsters wear ghastly disguises and deliver jump scares designed to thrill, chill and terrify just like their Fright Fest, Scary Farm and Horror Nights compatriots.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noose. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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