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
The conclusion of the investigation revealed that the noose had been there since the previous fall and was not a hate crime.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Federal authorities ruled that the noose had been hanging since October and was not a hate crime.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2022, construction of the library was halted for several days after a noose was found on site.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
But Fawkes, who was the final conspirator to make his way to the noose, escaped the full horrors of his sentence.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Federal authorities ruled that the noose had been hanging since October and was not a hate crime.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2022, construction of the library was halted for several days after a noose was found on site.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
But Fawkes, who was the final conspirator to make his way to the noose, escaped the full horrors of his sentence.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noose
Noun
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Why isn’t there space for an organic unfurling, a messy tangle of threads that overlap and deviate?—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Figuring out why tangles are so tricky could help scientists predict when people’s snap judgments about a physical situation are likely to be wrong, leading to unsafe reactions.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many business owners fall into the trap of believing that busyness is the same as being productive.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Another slice of the trailer appears to be showing a chain of explosions going off, indicating that players might be able to set up more complex traps or breaches than currently.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The snare sound, for example, was the thin, ticky-ticky style originally popularized in hip-hop recordings, instead of Nir Z’s thicker snare pops.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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Four tenors, four snares and two bass have been ordered through Axel Johnson.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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And Musk's financial entanglement with Washington's largest department has stirred skepticism and concerns about conflict of interest.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The book takes place over the course of one afternoon blow job, while both participants remember the entirety of their entanglement.—
Haley Mlotek,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Is this a burgeoning love affair or just another con job stacked on top of a labyrinth of deceptions?—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Among the many reasons the legal drama has fascinated Hollywood is the tangling web of relationships among the major players in the litigation.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Take a deep breath because these claims form just one part of a clumsy web of viral content, in which Ronaldo, Messi and their children are part of the collateral.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Escaping career quicksand requires you to create your own playbook based on what matters to you.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Of course academics and other people with more regular artist jobs can get harried, but then again so can artists trying to string together work on quicksand!—
Liana Finck,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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The challenge is cutting through the maze of myths and taking an intelligent approach to recovery.—
Vijay Menon,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tracking Liam down at a maze of a house, Nolan fell through a weak floor, as Miles watched.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noose. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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