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Recent Examples of quicksand
For anyone who wants the contouring feel of memory foam without the full quicksand effect, the Saatva Loom & Leaf makes a strong case.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service issued a warning about the presence of hazardous quicksand areas near the shoreline and at drainages in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans across both Arizona and Utah.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Rain made last year’s M3F a soggy mess with way too many opportunities for getting sucked into the mud like quicksand.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
When stepping near areas of quicksand, the ground may move, ripple, or subtly vibrate, indicating a lack of support below the surface.
—Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service issued a warning about the presence of hazardous quicksand areas near the shoreline and at drainages in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans across both Arizona and Utah.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Rain made last year’s M3F a soggy mess with way too many opportunities for getting sucked into the mud like quicksand.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
When stepping near areas of quicksand, the ground may move, ripple, or subtly vibrate, indicating a lack of support below the surface.
—Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quicksand
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The Spain midfielder fed a superb pass forward to beat the hosts’ offside trap, and Fermín did the rest by firing past David Soria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Methane traps around 80 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year horizon, making the emissions from a buildout of this scale difficult to quantify but impossible to ignore.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Across the street, through a thick tangle of forest, the Khodymchuks’ building stood tall and gray in the snow.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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For the Boston Red Sox, struggling has been a multi-layered quagmire.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The alternative would trap the United States in the same quagmire while returning Iran and Israel to the driver’s seat.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, the mine site stands on a patchwork of state, federal and private land, creating a regulatory labyrinth.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the labyrinth of unclear messaging around the campaign, Republicans say the ballot language itself is confusing.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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When their news anchor (Peter Finch) has a nervous breakdown on the air, suddenly their ratings turn around, bringing on a moral morass only some of them are prepared to face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And that concludes our journey through the morass.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Part of the hotel’s charm is its slightly maze-like layout.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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An analysis of the iPhone showed that Wolfe had allegedly deleted a TOR browser — which is often used to access child pornography on the dark web — during his interview with law enforcement, according to officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Backlash swells to Russia web crackdown Public backlash is growing in Russia in response to Moscow’s efforts to tighten control over the internet.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Emotional or financial entanglements could feel heavier than usual today, and someone’s words could hit a nerve.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Angela questions her entanglement with Charles.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quicksand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quicksand. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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