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
Synonyms
Examples of entanglement in a Sentence
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
Recent Examples on the Web
Winds shifted further in 2021, when Harvard formed a Steering Committee on Human Remains to examine all of its collections, as an outgrowth of its efforts to reckon with its historic entanglements with slavery.
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Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
This strategy was based on a belief that the networks Iran had built up gave it the ability to project power without risking direct entanglement, exacting costs while maintaining a veneer of deniability.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
Scars from a previous entanglement unrelated to the stranding event were found around the peduncle, which is the muscular area where the tail connects to the body; on the tail itself, and on the right front pectoral flipper.
—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
As new funding is put in place, California’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will hopefully be able to continue operations in areas that would otherwise be closed to protect marine life from entanglement.
—Francine Kershaw, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
By Meghan Rose Virgo This eclipse delves deep into your psyche, Virgo, urging you to confront and heal from financial or emotional entanglements.
—Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
The primary causes of the UME are entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes in both U.S. and Canadian waters, according to the NOAA.
—John Deem, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Adams stresses that such hybrid systems are at least 10 years behind all-atom systems, and entanglement of two such qubits has yet to be achieved.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
The subjects were anonymized but recognizable to anyone who had followed the story of Trump’s entanglement with The Enquirer.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
This strategy was based on a belief that the networks Iran had built up gave it the ability to project power without risking direct entanglement, exacting costs while maintaining a veneer of deniability.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
Scars from a previous entanglement unrelated to the stranding event were found around the peduncle, which is the muscular area where the tail connects to the body; on the tail itself, and on the right front pectoral flipper.
—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
As new funding is put in place, California’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will hopefully be able to continue operations in areas that would otherwise be closed to protect marine life from entanglement.
—Francine Kershaw, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
By Meghan Rose Virgo This eclipse delves deep into your psyche, Virgo, urging you to confront and heal from financial or emotional entanglements.
—Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
The primary causes of the UME are entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes in both U.S. and Canadian waters, according to the NOAA.
—John Deem, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Adams stresses that such hybrid systems are at least 10 years behind all-atom systems, and entanglement of two such qubits has yet to be achieved.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
The subjects were anonymized but recognizable to anyone who had followed the story of Trump’s entanglement with The Enquirer.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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