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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Pearce also has entanglements with oil and gas companies, which critics have said would be at odds with the BLM role, as the agency issues oil and gas leases.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Tiya Miles, a historian at Harvard University, has written several books that are a testament to the entanglements between African and Indigenous enslavement.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Quadrupling the population over the last three decades has required their relocation to three remote, predator-free offshore islands and the micromanaging of the parrots’ every romantic entanglement.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Quadrupling the population over the past three decades has required their relocation to three remote, predator-free offshore islands and the micromanaging of the parrots’ every romantic entanglement.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Tiya Miles, a historian at Harvard University, has written several books that are a testament to the entanglements between African and Indigenous enslavement.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Quadrupling the population over the last three decades has required their relocation to three remote, predator-free offshore islands and the micromanaging of the parrots’ every romantic entanglement.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Quadrupling the population over the past three decades has required their relocation to three remote, predator-free offshore islands and the micromanaging of the parrots’ every romantic entanglement.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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