Quicksand
Quicksand noun - Something that catches and holds.
Usage example: mired in the quicksand of credit card debt
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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While it may be a magical plant rather than quicksand, the devil's snare in the film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone fits the functional parts of the trope perfectly.
Source: Quicksand Sucks
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Snare and Quicksand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/snare
Quicksand & Snare. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/snare>.
Snare or Quicksand. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/snare.
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