as in tangle
something that catches and holds his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

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Recent Examples of entanglement The actress' emergency diversion tactic occurred shortly after Goldberg was shown holding her head in her hands after Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin spoke about romantic entanglements. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 While Robinson and Farage share many policy stances, the Reform UK leader has long tried to steer clear of entanglement with Robinson’s circles. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025 From TikTok clips to Instagram reels and YouTube, fans are dissecting every romantic entanglement in the show. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 There’s the La’an/Spock/Kirk situation and the related La’an/Christine/Spock/Korby entanglement. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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Noun
  • Box-out drills, tip drills, fighting through a tangle of pads for the ball drills.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Thick, coarse hair does best with a hot-air brush that features strong, durable bristles and tangle-free features.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Officials have also set up nearly 8,000 traps across Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The human case follows the finding of positive samples in three mosquito surveillance traps set by the county, in Wyoming, Anderson Township and Green Township.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Climb an observation tower to look at it from above and wander through the labyrinth to find something unexpected at each dead end.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Downtown Indy is a labyrinth of large windows.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hero products such as the barn jacket drew 14,000 visits and topped the men’s web traffic, and multiple items sold out online.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Clickbait has flourished on social-media feeds, and in some cases—consider Meta AI or X’s Grok—chatbots are being built by the very same companies that power the social web.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Enjoy the novelty of this corn maze along with hay rides, pumpkin launches, mini donuts and more.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Middle Springs Farm in Paris hosts weekend events with corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and hayrides through October 26.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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