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Synonyms for quicksand
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entanglement, mesh(es), morass, net, noose, quagmire, snare, tanglement, toil(s), trap, web
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There’s no denying that Mont Saint-Michel is stunning from afar, especially if your timing allows you to see it both encircled by water and surrounded by mud flats that resemble quicksand. — Debra Bruno, chicagotribune.com, "Nearly lost to war, Saint-Malo is a restored refuge," 20 Aug. 2019 Every week, a few new series sneak onto the streaming service, then quickly sink down into its quicksand-like coffers. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "The week in watching: Coping with peak TV, a Kirsten Dunst comedy, and the sweet wonder of ‘Lodge 49’," 18 Aug. 2019 Many California cities lie atop soft sediments that can act like quicksand when shaken — a process called liquefaction. — Los Angeles Times, "Earthquake shook L.A. skyscrapers so hard some got vertigo," 15 Aug. 2019 Cano’s big Tuesday night was a respite from his usual spot in the Carlos Baerga/Roberto Alomar quicksand, where a star second baseman’s productivity abruptly ends upon his arrival in Queens. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, "Mets Need to Take a Padres-Style Leap," 24 July 2019 Their escape plan rapidly unravels in this quicksand town and Mozaffari captures it all with a sense of breathless immediacy, a wildly roving handheld camera just trying to keep up. — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, "Review: Canadian drama ‘Firecrackers’ marks the daring arrival of new talent," 11 July 2019 Shaking from an earthquake can cause land to behave like quicksand, causing the ground to fail. — Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, "Is my building vulnerable in a big earthquake? Here's how to find out," 9 July 2019 The 15-ton lunar module is being swallowed by the thick layer of moondust like a stone dropped in quicksand. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "Lunar Mysteries That Science Still Needs to Solve," 16 July 2019 Main street—the wide trench that ran through the center of camp—was bedded with what Langway recalls as filthy white quicksand. — Jon Gertner, WIRED, "The Top Secret Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quicksand.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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