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
Fergie, 66, who has remained close with her Andrew since their divorce almost 30 years ago, has been embroiled in her own controversy due to her ties to Epstein.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Two Japanese films will also receive world premieres in competition – Sakashita Yuichiro’s Blonde, about a middle school teacher embroiled in a scandal, and Nakagawa Ryutaro’s family drama Echoes Of Motherhood.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, the new law comes while the state is embroiled in a divisive culture war over trans athletes in girls' sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
His escape takes him to Don Bernardo Torrisi’s land, where he becomes embroiled in the politics between the Torrisi family and that of Enzo’s former boss, the mine owner Don Ruggero Spadaro.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
OpenAI is also embroiled in a wrongful death lawsuit from a family who blames ChatGPT for their teenage son’s death by suicide.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Duplicity, directed by Tony Gilroy, follows two corporate spies, Claire (Roberts) and Ray (Owen), who become embroiled in a clandestine love affair.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Once hoped to revitalize the city center, the Union 93 development has sat stalled and partially built for over three years, embroiled in legal disputes over $20 million in unpaid construction work.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
Nvidia’s popularity has also embroiled the company in a steep controversy for potentially allowing China to skirt around export restrictions as trade tensions continue.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Two Japanese films will also receive world premieres in competition – Sakashita Yuichiro’s Blonde, about a middle school teacher embroiled in a scandal, and Nakagawa Ryutaro’s family drama Echoes Of Motherhood.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, the new law comes while the state is embroiled in a divisive culture war over trans athletes in girls' sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
His escape takes him to Don Bernardo Torrisi’s land, where he becomes embroiled in the politics between the Torrisi family and that of Enzo’s former boss, the mine owner Don Ruggero Spadaro.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
OpenAI is also embroiled in a wrongful death lawsuit from a family who blames ChatGPT for their teenage son’s death by suicide.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Duplicity, directed by Tony Gilroy, follows two corporate spies, Claire (Roberts) and Ray (Owen), who become embroiled in a clandestine love affair.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Once hoped to revitalize the city center, the Union 93 development has sat stalled and partially built for over three years, embroiled in legal disputes over $20 million in unpaid construction work.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
Nvidia’s popularity has also embroiled the company in a steep controversy for potentially allowing China to skirt around export restrictions as trade tensions continue.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroiled
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Different political priorities had gotten tangled together.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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If Roofman appears pat by comparison, Cianfrance’s humanistic approach to the material mines unexpected depth—and humor—from the story of a desperate man yearning for human connection, and the woman who gets tangled in his web of lies.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The British were obviously not aware that Washington’s army, a scant seven miles away by direct line but about ten by water, was trapped at the tip of Long Island.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Devil’s Play follows Iva (Ivanova), a troubled teenager trapped between an abusive stepfather (Stretch) and a distant, deaf mother (Tenekedjieva).—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But early in the week their mid-monthly paycheck, due on the 15th, was still mired in uncertainty.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Massachusetts, mired in one-party Democratic rule that has fueled high taxes and regulatory burdens, could learn from New Hampshire’s model — fielding pragmatic conservatives who unite factions to challenge seats like Massachusetts’ 9th Congressional District.—
Kristin Tate,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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