as in to tangle
to place in conflict or difficulties
the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall
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Recent Examples of embroil
Currently Red Bull’s global head of soccer, the 58-year-old has been embroiled in an argument with Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann, drawn the anger of a trio of high-profile internationals and become a meme.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
West joined the hit reality series in 2024, but this year has catapulted him to a new level of stardom when he became embroiled in a relationship scandal with co-star Amanda Batula.
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Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
Alongside that, South Africa’s police force has been embroiled in scandal, accused of corruption and collusion with criminal syndicates.
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Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Pakistan is also embroiled in a conflict with neighboring Afghanistan, accusing Kabul of harboring Pakistani militants who are fighting against the government in Islamabad — a charge Kabul denies.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
West joined the hit reality series in 2024, but this year has catapulted him to a new level of stardom when he became embroiled in a relationship scandal with co-star Amanda Batula.
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Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
Alongside that, South Africa’s police force has been embroiled in scandal, accused of corruption and collusion with criminal syndicates.
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Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Pakistan is also embroiled in a conflict with neighboring Afghanistan, accusing Kabul of harboring Pakistani militants who are fighting against the government in Islamabad — a charge Kabul denies.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape.
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Think pixelated logos, websites untouched since the AOL era and brand architectures so tangled by years of acquisitions and restructuring that even the founders can’t map them cleanly.
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Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.
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Lucy was trapped under the boat and died the next day in the hospital.
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Cut broiled peaches into wedges.
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In this recipe, greens get a splash of absinthe for a strong anise flavor, then the oysters are broiled to a light golden brown.
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Stocks of companies enmeshed in the artificial-intelligence industry also jumped.
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Nevertheless, Christianity was enmeshed in public life.
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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