as in to bog (down)
to place in conflict or difficulties
it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
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Emergency crews—including police, firefighters, and paramedics—rushed to the scene, deploying 62 rescuers and 22 vehicles to assist survivors trapped in the wreckage, local media reports.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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New York City who gets tangled in a web of violent crime, the actor gets put through the wringer in the new film Caught Stealing, directed by Darren Aronofsky.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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She was hurt two nights earlier against Chicago when she got tangled up with Sky center Kamilla Cardoso chasing a loose ball.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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South Korean authorities repeatedly asked Google to change the location names – but Google resisted and became embroiled in several other South Korean map-labeling controversies in the following years, Ahn wrote in a paper about the topic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shrewd dealmaker Anutin has been a mainstay in Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, positioning his Bhumjaithai party strategically between warring elites embroiled in an intractable power struggle and guaranteeing its place in a succession of coalition governments.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Embrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrangle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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