entanglement
noun
en·tan·gle·ment
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
b
: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares
a project delayed by legal entanglements
2
: the condition of being deeply involved
their entanglement in politics
Examples of entanglement in a Sentence
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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But the better course might be to allow the state to go back to a single, simple plate design — one that avoids the fiscal entanglements and ideological biases of the current program.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Materials with high entanglement could become the backbone of future quantum computers or ultra-secure communication networks.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Freed from all the entanglements that come with having to launch a ground invasion, air war can overfly not just morality and law but arguments, rationales, the calibration of risks to rewards and of suffering to satisfaction.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Jaros said sea turtles are drawn to river environments for their warmer temperatures and available food sources, but those same waterways act as funnels for urban runoff and debris, making entanglement a recurring danger for the species.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Materials with high entanglement could become the backbone of future quantum computers or ultra-secure communication networks.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Freed from all the entanglements that come with having to launch a ground invasion, air war can overfly not just morality and law but arguments, rationales, the calibration of risks to rewards and of suffering to satisfaction.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Jaros said sea turtles are drawn to river environments for their warmer temperatures and available food sources, but those same waterways act as funnels for urban runoff and debris, making entanglement a recurring danger for the species.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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