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 cooling cultural appetite for drunken hookups could have spelled catastrophe for Summer House, but viewers seemed enthralled with Paige and Hannah’s friendship even more than their romantic entanglements. Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025 Officials plan to keep an eye out for Check in the next few months to see how the whale recovers from the entanglement, the NOAA said. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025 The big picture: Archer, who was convicted of fraud in 2018, provided key testimony during the congressional inquiry into the business entanglements of former President Biden's son. Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 The legacy of colonialism and Cold War entanglements that drew parts of the region into superpower rivalries and proxy wars left many Southeast Asian countries wary of aligning too closely with any one major power. Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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Noun
  • All of our experts agree that silk and satin bonnets protect hair from the harsh friction caused by cotton pillowcases, which can lead to dryness, tangles, frizz, and breakage over time.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 5 Apr. 2025
  • But after the onset of dementia with high tau tangles, anti-tau therapy or one of the many other experimental approaches may be more effective.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • In recent years, the crabs have also been spreading across the United Kingdom, where authorities are experimenting with traps to prevent them from migrating to downstream breeding grounds.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
  • The Hill: Democrats have fallen into a narrative trap with Abrego Garcia.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Over the last six decades, the Defense Department has created a labyrinth of rules, regulations, and confusing acquisition policies that encourage risk aversion and inertia.
    MICHAEL BROWN, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Procurement operates in one system, accounts payable in another and vendor data lives across a labyrinth of spreadsheets and email threads.
    Laurent Charpentier, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Trump sees this web of alliances, treaties and soft power as expensive, outdated relics that restrain America's ability to act decisively on its own.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 1 May 2025
  • Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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  • But now the 55-year-old beleaguered mogul — worth as much as $1 billion just three years ago — spends his days moving with little fanfare through the maze of hallways and rooms that make up the federal justice system, his once-black hair and beard faded to gray.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • Bryce Canyon is a colorful maze of spires, cliffs and ravines eroded in soft rock and soil at the edge of a plateau.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 May 2025

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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