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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The Post has resolutely revealed such entanglements to readers of news coverage or commentary in the past, whether the Graham family's holdings, which included the Stanley Kaplan educational company and Slate magazine, or, since 2013, those of Bezos, who founded Amazon and Blue Origin.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Their calculations indicate that even classical gravity (the non-quantum framework introduced by Albert Einstein) could, under certain conditions, create entanglement between two objects.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Though researchers logged no right whale deaths in the latest report, entanglements and vessel strikes remain a serious threat to the animals.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
There could also be more entanglements found later this year, as 50% of entanglements in 2024 were detected in the latter half of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Their calculations indicate that even classical gravity (the non-quantum framework introduced by Albert Einstein) could, under certain conditions, create entanglement between two objects.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Though researchers logged no right whale deaths in the latest report, entanglements and vessel strikes remain a serious threat to the animals.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
There could also be more entanglements found later this year, as 50% of entanglements in 2024 were detected in the latter half of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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