entoiled

verb

past tense of entoil
as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net entoiled by the strings of fate

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  1. trapped
  2. tangled
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  • This year, heavensouls dropped westside trapped, a showcase of plundersymphonic finesse and a tribute to Nigerian beats.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Rae, trapped in a ghetto in Novogrudok, watched the Nazis murder her mother and one of her sisters.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapped
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  • The costly dispute instead stretched for almost a decade, becoming tangled up with the War of the Austrian Succession.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Besides the challenge of rebuilding the tunnel, the railroad has been tangled for several years in legal disputes with the city of Fort Bragg and the California Coastal Commission.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangled
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“Entoiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entoiled. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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