Quicksand
Quicksand noun - Something that catches and holds.
Usage example: mired in the quicksand of credit card debt
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Tangle and Quicksand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/tangle
Quicksand & Tangle. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/tangle>.
Tangle or Quicksand. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quicksand/tangle.
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