tangle with
verb
tangled with; tangling with; tangles with
informal
: to fight or argue with (someone or something)
He's not someone I would want to tangle with.
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The commission is led by a zealous proponent of prediction markets, Michael Selig, who has tangled with several states in court to preserve his agency's regulatory jurisdiction over the growing industry.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Murphy has tangled with the White House and the president himself, who has criticized the senator on the platform Truth Social.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Drag stars Ginger Minj and Jujubee climb abroad as train attendants who tangle with the snooty first-class crew.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
On June 9-11, Earth’s sister planet will appear to tangle with Jupiter in the night sky — again, just after sunset — as the two planets’ orbital paths momentarily align as seen from Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Murphy has tangled with the White House and the president himself, who has criticized the senator on the platform Truth Social.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Drag stars Ginger Minj and Jujubee climb abroad as train attendants who tangle with the snooty first-class crew.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
On June 9-11, Earth’s sister planet will appear to tangle with Jupiter in the night sky — again, just after sunset — as the two planets’ orbital paths momentarily align as seen from Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Tangle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle%20with. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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