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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Democrats are currently so desperate for strong male role models to promote as candidates that they’re all tangled up over whether a burly Maine oysterman’s Nazi-symbol tattoo is defensible.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nothing twisted or tangled together during the drying process.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Grace is in limbo, the film posits, mired in a crisis seemingly brought on by her inability to see herself as either archetype of a young mother.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Embroiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroiled. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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