Quicksand
Quicksand noun - Something that catches and holds.
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Both words in one sentence
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Subverted in an episode of Magnum, P.I.: Rick stumbles in what he believes is quicksand and yells for help; when TC and Magnum arrive, Magnum tells Rick he's in a swamp - "There is no quicksand in Hawaii."
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It's described as 'swamp', not quicksand, but it works the same way and when he falls in he's immediately buried up to his chest.
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In The Takers (a modern Two Fisted Tale-homage by Jerry Ahern) the protagonist and his Plucky Girl get caught in quicksand while wading through a swamp on a Caribbean island.
Source: Quicksand Sucks
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Swamp and Quicksand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/swamp
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Swamp or Quicksand. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/swamp.
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