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
Unlike Bills fans who pulled a similar stunt last fall, the one in Philly included a noose.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2025
The decision comes more than five years after the singer-actor first reported that two men had assaulted him, yelled racist and homophobic slurs and placed a noose around his neck in downtown Chicago.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
The plot thickens and the noose is getting tighter.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2025
The decision comes more than five years after the singer-actor first reported that two men had assaulted him, yelled racist and homophobic slurs and placed a noose around his neck in downtown Chicago.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
The plot thickens and the noose is getting tighter.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noose
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The shoes stirred something deeper — a tangle of racial and social complexities that came with simply wanting to buy, own, or even wear them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even actor Kevin Bacon has found his way into this tangle of out-of-state donors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Man traps woman in car for days: Police A Hawaii man was arrested for allegedly trapping an elderly woman in her car for several days and later forcing her to withdraw money from her bank account, according to the Honolulu Police Department.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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In one scene from their lives, a bear trap is intentionally left for Benjy to wander into it.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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In addition to his work in the wind ensemble, Gael has been a key member of the marching band and indoor drumline, serving as lead snare drummer.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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Echoing the raw feelings of heartbreak, the album is stripped back, with sparse snares and cymbals in lieu of a full drumkit.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
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These films famously take years to make, and projects often fall apart due to entanglements with musicians’ estates and music rights.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nowhere is this more apparent than in Molly’s entanglement with a nameless neighbor, played by an alluringly intense Rob Delaney.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Its calling cards are the centerpiece (a domed metal structure adorned with leaf forms, under which many photo ops and engagements take place each year) and the labyrinth of rose beds that resemble puzzle pieces set into the ground, giving each planting its own room to grow.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
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They are required to have at least one straight section and one labyrinth (three turns in quick succession without a straight section).—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Go deeper: How Gen Z is thinking about AI at work Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking Methodology: A Gallup Panel web survey was conducted March 6-13 with a sample of 3,465 13- to 28-year-olds living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Through two separate stories, the films reveal how an untraceable web of money from wealthy individuals and corporations representing business interests or religious agendas flows through nonprofits and super PACs (political action committees) to support candidates and political movements.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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From sticky asphalt graves to dinosaur-eating quicksand, these sites reveal how nature sometimes sets its own snares, and how life—on a mass scale—meets its end.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Lawsuits piling up from unions and states underscore the legal quicksand Musk has stepped into. California cannot afford such recklessness.—
Zac Townsend,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Through extremely dim, maddening office mazes, it’s discovered that McGovern’s mission is to find and interrogate Sean Mehndez, a family man addled by constant work for the autocratic Leviathan corporation.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The project, which has turned this stretch of road into a maddening maze of orange barrels and construction equipment since its debut in October 2022, is expected to fully wrap by late July.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noose. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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