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
More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venice Film Festival explore a different conflict that embroiled the Kremlin decades ago — and, in the process, draw chilling parallels to events unfolding today.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
His order comes a week after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the school’s board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Real World alum and life coach Kelley Wolf has been arrested in Utah after making several confrontational and insulting social media posts about family members and friends, including her estranged husband, the actor Scott Wolf, with whom she's embroiled in a contentious divorce.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The drama show also stars Ozark alum Tom Pelphrey as father-of-two Robbie, who is embroiled in a life of crime.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
His order comes a week after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the school’s board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Real World alum and life coach Kelley Wolf has been arrested in Utah after making several confrontational and insulting social media posts about family members and friends, including her estranged husband, the actor Scott Wolf, with whom she's embroiled in a contentious divorce.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The drama show also stars Ozark alum Tom Pelphrey as father-of-two Robbie, who is embroiled in a life of crime.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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This little case keeps rings, necklaces, and earrings neatly tucked away, so nothing gets tangled—or worse, left behind.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.—
Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flip that switch, and suddenly every market becomes accessible, and good ideas trapped behind a language wall get unleashed.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For a more relaxed evening, my preferred way to prep is by simply baking them until crispy and broiling a little Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on top, which takes about 20 minutes total.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Lam advocates for a broad reintroduction of discretion, through which people enmeshed in bureaucracies would be given more room to make individual decisions.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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As Stewart makes clear, conjuring has been enmeshed in American life for centuries.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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