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or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
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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But without early shatterless mutations, our species would never have enmeshed its fate so deeply with grasses.
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The three leading Democrats are enmeshed in a torrid fight for their political lives.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
But without early shatterless mutations, our species would never have enmeshed its fate so deeply with grasses.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The three leading Democrats are enmeshed in a torrid fight for their political lives.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Then roots grow through and enmesh the fabric with the soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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enmesh
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en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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