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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These machines promise to leverage quantum phenomena, such as entanglement, to achieve processing power that grows exponentially.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
Of all the points on which interests diverge between the United States and its quasi allies, escalation and risk tolerance are the highest-stakes areas because the danger of entanglement is the greatest.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
Rodriguez does not admit to any extramarital entanglements — just flaws.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Situations like Edelson’s have been playing out in another of OpenAI’s high-profile legal entanglements.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
Of all the points on which interests diverge between the United States and its quasi allies, escalation and risk tolerance are the highest-stakes areas because the danger of entanglement is the greatest.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
Rodriguez does not admit to any extramarital entanglements — just flaws.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Situations like Edelson’s have been playing out in another of OpenAI’s high-profile legal entanglements.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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