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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This speedup is possible in part because of entanglement, which links the 0 and 1 states of different qubits, creating a network of contingent possibilities.
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
Tommy warns Cooper about his shady entanglements.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
There may be confusing and ambiguous parts to Sagittarius season, especially with Neptune’s entanglement with the sun.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
Earlier experiments from the same group kept entanglement intact through a 36-kilometer fiber run across Stuttgart, proving that long-range deployment is possible.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Nov. 2025
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
Tommy warns Cooper about his shady entanglements.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
There may be confusing and ambiguous parts to Sagittarius season, especially with Neptune’s entanglement with the sun.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
Earlier experiments from the same group kept entanglement intact through a 36-kilometer fiber run across Stuttgart, proving that long-range deployment is possible.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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