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Definition of mousetrap

as in snare

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Noun

In building a better mousetrap at Marvel, Feige says the studio has scaled down their production costs greatly. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 July 2025 If the locker room was riding high, or if the team was favored heavily against a particular opponent, Parcells would whip out the mousetraps. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2025

Verb

All of that seems to have been forgotten, though, in the rush to better mousetrap the category with extreme levels of brightness, unconventional form factors, solar charging, and other needless complication. — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for mousetrap

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Noun

So, bringing the expressive pads allowed people to experiment with making music by sliding their fingers across them, putting a snare in the middle and a rim shot around the edges.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 June 2026
Jacob The Lion ALEX BRACZKOWSKI Rescued from a poacher's snare in 2019.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of snare

Verb

Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

The site commemorates the original town of Kaskaskia and its role in supporting George Rogers Clark’s capture of it during the American Revolution.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
On Friday, Putin visited the Russian military headquarters directing the war in Ukraine and received a report on the capture of the city of Kostyantynivka, after weeks of intense street battles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of capture

Verb

There were 27 people inside the store at the time, including two who became partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely leave, according to local authorities.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Attorneys Abigail Becker and Victor Van Dyke, with the Federal Public Defender’s Office, convinced the jury Yener was entrapped by federal agents.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of entrap

Noun

It was also noted that a child's torso can fit through the openings on the sides of the towers which could potentially result in serious injury, death or entrapment.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Products that tilt, shift or fail to stay flush with an adult mattress can increase the risk of falls, entrapment or suffocation, according to the CPSC’s safe‑sleep guidance.

— Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of entrapment

Verb

The operation, ProPublica found, ensnared innocent residents of the majority-Black city who said they were targeted and harassed because of their race.

— Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
By 2014, the Honeywells and their compound were ensnared in local controversy.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of ensnare

Noun

The British Army also provided protection from attacks by Native American tribes, giving many settlers little reason to support a rebellion.

— Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Twice in recent days, the United States has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran following drone attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of attack

Noun

Indeed, the administration’s assault on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act intensifies the damage.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Williams had an extraditable warrant out of Suffolk County, New York, on multiple charges including burglary, strangulation and assault.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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