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also immesh
as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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Recent Examples of enmesh
Meanwhile, Mars is becoming easier to sight, after being enmeshed in the bright twilight glow for nearly a year.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line.
—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.
—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.
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Lucy was trapped under the boat and died the next day in the hospital.
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Its rear zipper pocket is a great way to keep charging cords from tangling around other items.
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The two top packs flew off, and the third tangled in the cinch rope and wound around Tootsie’s leg.
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.
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Another one of the Tates’ lawyers filed a claim on Fisher’s behalf, accusing Hadley of entrapping him.
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Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract to a company that makes a drone with massive nets to ensnare other drones.
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González's chief of staff Francisco Domenech is the latest to be ensnared in a high-profile investigation, following the resignation last month of Puerto Rico’s economic development chief Sebastián Negrón, who accused the administration of interfering with the agency's work.
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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