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
That spotlight intensified again recently when the Giants became embroiled in a debate surrounding Pride Night, player expression and Major League Baseball policy.
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Gulf sovereign wealth funds ramped up dealmaking in the past three months, despite the region being embroiled in the Iran war and oil revenues being hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Rakeen Saad stars as a knife-wielding female gang member who becomes embroiled in a power struggle between rival groups while battling the trauma of her own past.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 17 June 2026
With the Giants embroiled in a national controversy following last Friday’s Pride Night at Oracle Park, longtime broadcaster Mike Krukow took to the airwaves on Wednesday morning and spoke at length about the issue, expressing his support for the LGBTQ+ community.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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.
—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.
—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.
—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
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Gulf sovereign wealth funds ramped up dealmaking in the past three months, despite the region being embroiled in the Iran war and oil revenues being hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Rakeen Saad stars as a knife-wielding female gang member who becomes embroiled in a power struggle between rival groups while battling the trauma of her own past.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 17 June 2026
With the Giants embroiled in a national controversy following last Friday’s Pride Night at Oracle Park, longtime broadcaster Mike Krukow took to the airwaves on Wednesday morning and spoke at length about the issue, expressing his support for the LGBTQ+ community.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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.
—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.
—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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroiled
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The two top packs flew off, and the third tangled in the cinch rope and wound around Tootsie’s leg.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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Equally difficult is engaging with an artist and the discourse around them without getting tangled up in their narrative web.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Verb
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It was lost to a natural disaster and then became trapped in a system that increasingly treats health care infrastructure as a financial asset rather than a public necessity.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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The raw materials required, like bismuth and tellurium, are rare, expensive, and trapped in chaotic global supply chains.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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Even as the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence − a celebration of the founding of the world's oldest modern constitutional democracy − most Americans are mired in dissatisfaction with the nation's present and pessimism about its future.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Afghanistan is currently mired in a deep humanitarian crisis.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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