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also immesh
as in to entrap
to catch or hold as if in a net
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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Recent Examples of enmesh
Savants in the hip-hop and fashion industries become enmeshed together in the 1990s.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Based on the novel by Dennis Tafoya, the series follows Ray as he becomes increasingly enmeshed in a complex web of crime and cover-ups.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Based on the novel by Dennis Tafoya, the series follows Ray as he becomes increasingly enmeshed in a complex web of crime and cover-ups.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Soon after the hearing, Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo gave a speech from the floor of the legislature, accusing her of seducing sources to entrap his father.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Or, in states that have established fetal personhood, officials might pass ordinances that could ensnare pregnant people in human trafficking charges.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Yelena’s final task from Allegra turns into a deadly setup that ensnares other anti-heroes with her — the very, very temporary Captain America, hot-headed agent John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The two boxing legends are set to tangle for the undisputed super middleweight title on September 12 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The 39-inch reptile slithered onto an overhead power line and tangled itself, a spokesperson for line operator JR Central told NBC News.—
Arata Yamamoto,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
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Two of the victims, the 16-year-old and his 10-year-old sibling, were already outside of the vehicle, while the 4-year-old remained trapped inside.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Inside the mummy, the researchers found a small glass sphere with holes on both ends — perhaps part of a set of rosary beads accidentally trapped in the embalming material.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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While the regions in question often hold material or strategic value, the battles over naming and borders are deeply entangled with cultural identity, national pride and the weight of regional history.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The pair have been entangled in the legal and PR battle since late December when Lively filed her lawsuit against the 41-year-old actor-director.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Many of the album’s guests appeared on DDG’s Hit A Thon livestream, further meshing the worlds of musicians and content creators.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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James and Doncic will mesh better next season if both return, and both are expected to return.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Not everyone is able to take the risks involved in making underground films.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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There are excellent actors involved in these shifts in focus, like Wright or Kaitlyn Dever, but these scenes are so brief and intermittent that all these new characters (or previously minor ones like Tommy) feel so much flimsier and less essential to this point than Ellie — and, now, Dina.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2025
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In June In the non-musical play categories, Stranger Things: The First Shadow snared the most nominations, with a total of seven, followed by The Hills of California with six.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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The broadcast networks are likely to focus on their ability to snare a younger cohort of viewers between 18 and 49, and to promote their news programming as a place that avoids some of the pointed debate that can be an element of many cable offerings.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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