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
Antetokounmpo is currently embroiled in controversy in Milwaukee, where the Bucks are 10 games outside of the Eastern Conference’s 10th seed and the final Play-In Tournament spot.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The two sides have since been embroiled in a public war of words, in addition to their legal battle and budding business rivalry.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
She becomes embroiled with the cult members (including Graham’s Sharon and Felton’s Kevin) in a bloody battle across a nine-floor hotel inspired by Dante’s Inferno.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
An Imperial Valley farmer embroiled in a bitter divorce involving a $200-million trust drove to Arizona and fatally shot his estranged wife in the middle of the night, according to prosecutors and court documents released to The Times this week.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The two sides have since been embroiled in a public war of words, in addition to their legal battle and budding business rivalry.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
She becomes embroiled with the cult members (including Graham’s Sharon and Felton’s Kevin) in a bloody battle across a nine-floor hotel inspired by Dante’s Inferno.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
An Imperial Valley farmer embroiled in a bitter divorce involving a $200-million trust drove to Arizona and fatally shot his estranged wife in the middle of the night, according to prosecutors and court documents released to The Times this week.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their little brother Dante is an irresponsible party boy, tangled up with a ruthless local gang.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bodies of two workers trapped when a stairwell roof collapsed at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia have been found, authorities announced Monday morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, the party piece is that the air trapped under the wing creates a high-pressure cushion effect with a lift-to-drag ratio beyond that of a conventional aircraft.—
David Szondy
April 13,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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The new jumbo burgers were flame-broiled through an innovation the company had stumbled into by necessity.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Make sure to broil before serving so the cheesy topping gets a leopard brown pattern on top.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Wireless festival has been enmeshed in controversy ever since West was announced as its headliner, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer voicing disapproval within days.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Much of the country is now enmeshed in a brutal civil war, and security concerns meant voting in the recent election could be held in only 263 of the country’s 330 townships.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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