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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
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as in to complicate
to make complex or difficult
the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
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Recent Examples of entangle
Standardized tests are deeply entangled in the debate over affirmative action.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The production floor was a boundless spiderweb and we had been entangled effortlessly within it.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
But behind the scenes, Richards was becoming increasingly entangled in von Mierers' cult, Eternal Values.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
When that quantum task involved entangling qubits, quantum computers had an advantage over classical computers, as the classical program took ages to run.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
The production floor was a boundless spiderweb and we had been entangled effortlessly within it.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
But behind the scenes, Richards was becoming increasingly entangled in von Mierers' cult, Eternal Values.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
When that quantum task involved entangling qubits, quantum computers had an advantage over classical computers, as the classical program took ages to run.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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Ramin Rezaeian's beautiful cross from the right found Mohammad Mohebbi all alone in the box, and his glancing header to the far post has knotted things up yet again.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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After four thrillers, including two insane games in Vegas, the series shifted back to Raleigh for Game 5, with the two teams knotted at 2-2.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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It is believed he may have been trapped in that same spot for nearly 24 hours until a passerby was finally able to hear his calls for help, West Metro Fire Rescue said.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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But Kpler, which tracks ship movements, said that its data shows no significant movement for the 220 tankers and the nearly 500 overall ships now trapped in the Persian Gulf.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Heavy rain and cold weather across the Gaza Strip have caused flooding and complicated an already difficult humanitarian situation for Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of whom live in tents and other temporary shelters after two years of war.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Co-creation doesn’t need to be complicated.—
Lavinia Mehedintu,
Big Think,
11 Dec. 2025
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The intellectual-disability argument is tangled in more than a decade of court rulings about executing people with such disabilities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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The biggest trouble with tinsel is its propensity to tangle.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Stocks of companies enmeshed in the artificial-intelligence industry also jumped.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Nevertheless, Christianity was enmeshed in public life.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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As analyzed in work on conservative ideology, many on the right view scientific agencies as closely intertwined with expansions of environmental, health, and social regulation, and therefore treat challenges to those agencies as part of a broader effort to restrain government.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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In a city that’s simultaneously international and comically provincial, with an identity deeply intertwined with immigration, the question of who can claim the demonym makes for heated debate.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Coercion does just that, asking the reader to consider how the web of different systems and social structures enable more entrapping forms of violence and control.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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More than 30 people, including members and associates of four major Mafia crime families, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones, have been ensnared in the scheme.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Alabama's congressional map has been ensnared in legal wrangling since 2021, when the state drew new House districts after the 2020 Census.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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