as in tangled
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 embroiled
This year, seven people have been killed by police or died in police custody, including four police shootings, two police chases that resulted in a crash and the recent death of a 72-year-old woman in Brentwood that has been embroiled in controversy.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Spain, embroiled in civil war, did not enter.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … DEMS AT WAR – Ted Cruz says the Dem Party is embroiled in ‘civil war’ after ‘radical left’ takeover.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The 50-year-old Harbour was recently embroiled in drama with fellow cast member, Millie Bobby Brown.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Recently, the vast majority have been coming from Sudan, embroiled in a brutal civil war which has displaced millions.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Enquirer media partner Fox19 reported that his suspension came as the city of Cincinnati is embroiled in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in 2023 by the former fire chief, Michael Washington, who was fired.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Republicans have focused on the attorney general race in Virginia, where Miyares faces Democrat Jay Jones, who has been embroiled in a texting scandal.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Once embroiled in conflict, participants and spectators layer on more stories to make sense of their relationship to its violent cauldron.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Spain, embroiled in civil war, did not enter.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … DEMS AT WAR – Ted Cruz says the Dem Party is embroiled in ‘civil war’ after ‘radical left’ takeover.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The 50-year-old Harbour was recently embroiled in drama with fellow cast member, Millie Bobby Brown.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Recently, the vast majority have been coming from Sudan, embroiled in a brutal civil war which has displaced millions.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Enquirer media partner Fox19 reported that his suspension came as the city of Cincinnati is embroiled in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in 2023 by the former fire chief, Michael Washington, who was fired.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Republicans have focused on the attorney general race in Virginia, where Miyares faces Democrat Jay Jones, who has been embroiled in a texting scandal.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Once embroiled in conflict, participants and spectators layer on more stories to make sense of their relationship to its violent cauldron.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroiled
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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During the auditions, wannabe actors are asked to improvise scenes including being a cat, being trapped in a room, and being propositioned by a famous director.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The disconcerting scene offers a glimpse of what actually happened to Will while he was trapped for most of Season 1 and suggests that Will may still be impacted by whatever Vecna put inside him at the beginning of the story.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yemen has been mired for more than a decade in a civil war that involves a complex interplay of sectarian and tribal grievances and the involvement of regional powers.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Just now 3 min The Dallas Stars will arrive at Capital One Arena mired in a six-game skid and fresh off a 6-3 drubbing from the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.—
Bailey Johnson,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Embroiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroiled. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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