Quicksand
Quicksand noun - Something that catches and holds.
Usage example: mired in the quicksand of credit card debt
Spiderweb
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Spiderweb and Quicksand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/spiderweb
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Spiderweb or Quicksand. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/spiderweb.
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