Net
Quicksand
Quicksand noun - Something that catches and holds.
Usage example: mired in the quicksand of credit card debt
Both words in one sentence
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Big Damn Heroes: Subverted when, in "By the Book", Gwizdo is up to his chin in quicksand and Lian-Chu and Hector swoop in to save him... and are promptly caught in the net other hunters set up to catch a dragon (with Gwizdo as bait).
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Quicksand and Net. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/net/quicksand
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Quicksand or Net. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/net/quicksand.
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