The police sectioned off a 20-mile radius of the city in hopes of trapping the suspect.
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Trapping
/ˈtɹæpɪŋ/
Synonyms for "trapping" (27 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (13)
Noun(12 words)
Verb(1 words)
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13 entriescapturecapture processconfinementcontainmentdescriptive termentrapmentfield techniqueoccupational activityphysical processsaddlerystable geartackwildlife management
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17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
14 entriesanimal trappingfur trappinglive trappingtrap linetrapping devicetrapping efficiencytrapping fieldtrapping geartrapping industrytrapping mechanismtrapping methodtrapping potentialtrapping ratevermin trapping
Inflections
6 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Sedimentary rock contains fossils because it was built up layer upon layer, often trapping and preserving animals, plants, footprints, and more within the layers of sediment.
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Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective shield, blocking and trapping charged particles — or radiation — from the sun.
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The Jews who are doing well in America have largely shed every last trapping of Jewishness for assimilation into goy culture.
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