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
Although these fears are understandable, Rao’s contention glides over the fact that China (together with Pakistan) is already embroiled in active hostilities against India, threatening its frontiers, undermining its economic growth, and boxing it within the subcontinent.
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Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
And the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
While Chapman’s role in the scheme involved direct contact with laptops—including shipping devices to China, Pakistan, the UAE, and Nigeria—other Americans who have become embroiled in the scheme have done so unwittingly.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Calicut is the latest in a series of Georgia commits and players recently embroiled in criminal allegations.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
And the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
While Chapman’s role in the scheme involved direct contact with laptops—including shipping devices to China, Pakistan, the UAE, and Nigeria—other Americans who have become embroiled in the scheme have done so unwittingly.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Calicut is the latest in a series of Georgia commits and players recently embroiled in criminal allegations.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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Netflix's The Sandman has love stories that are tangled, tragic and anything but ordinary — a stark contrast to the cast's real-life romances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Indeed, the dogs didn't even reach the end of the porch before managing to wind up tangled and in need of help.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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The mother and daughter were trapped in their car when Boynton Beach Police officers arrived just minutes later.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Such trips always involve a degree of uncertainty and risk, and require delicate negotiations for access to civilians trapped in the middle of a brutal conflict.—
Cindy McCain,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The dish is then broiled to melt the Comté cheese and garnished with fresh chives.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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On a late July morning, the sun is already broiling the National Mall in Washington, D.C.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Trump's recent predecessors — from former Presidents George W. Bush to Joe Biden — also became directly or indirectly enmeshed in foreign wars.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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By plunging the viewer into this chaotic inner world, Aster illustrates the dissonant appeal of being enmeshed in the perspective of, and maybe even rooting for, an individual committed to their belief in justice—even if that commitment can border on sordid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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