1
: a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
2
: something that snares like a noose
noosed; noosing
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Noun
the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Later that month, a garage door pull rope fashioned into a noose was found in Wallace’s garage stall before a race at Talladega Superspeedway.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In the clip it is seen in a striped prison-style outfit, has a tag that says 'Musk' and is being dragged by what appears to be a noose hung around the neck.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Later that month, a garage door pull rope fashioned into a noose was found in Wallace’s garage stall before a race at Talladega Superspeedway.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
In 2023, Vail claimed that Oliva had a fixation with knots and nooses as well as stealing art supplies, like paint brushes, in high school.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noose. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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