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
The scale of the fraud in Minnesota dwarfs the roughly $100 million welfare scandal that rocked Mississippi from 2016 to 2019, embroiling former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a civil lawsuit and sullying the state’s reputation for oversight.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Minnesota has been embroiled in protests for weeks after more than 3,000 federal agents were deployed to the city — against the wishes of local leaders — in what the White House has said is an operation to root out local corruption and enforce immigration law.
—Courtney Kube, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
This witty, urbane gem from actor/author Beryl Bainbridge depicts a Liverpudlian theatre company that gets embroiled in scandal.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The new lawsuit comes as Epic is embroiled in an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by Particle Health, which claims that Epic used its market dominance to illegally block access to health records.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Minnesota has been embroiled in protests for weeks after more than 3,000 federal agents were deployed to the city — against the wishes of local leaders — in what the White House has said is an operation to root out local corruption and enforce immigration law.
—Courtney Kube, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
This witty, urbane gem from actor/author Beryl Bainbridge depicts a Liverpudlian theatre company that gets embroiled in scandal.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The new lawsuit comes as Epic is embroiled in an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by Particle Health, which claims that Epic used its market dominance to illegally block access to health records.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
Verb
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If your personal life and your business expenses are tangled together, untangle them now.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Vonn — the third skier to crash in the World Cup race in Crans-Montana — lost control when landing a jump and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some complained about getting trapped in the same cash-bail system that had ensnared Caldwell.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Herring can be smoked, broiled, steamed, and fried, according to Swan.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
27 Jan. 2026
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What can work is broiling as a finishing step—but be sure to keep a close eye.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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Zamorano was enmeshed in the community of Altadena, both as an educator and as a writer.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The board has been enmeshed in controversy with other countries over the language of its charter.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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