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
Governors Zac Anderson Davis Winkie USA TODAY California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Trump administration are embroiled in a fight over the president's decision to send in the National Guard to Los Angeles over the governor's objections.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
She quickly gets embroiled in a nasty war of blackmail and stalking, and with the help of an unscrupulous life coach, matters escalate way too far.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
Perhaps that’s because the daughters became embroiled in Retton’s health insurance controversy.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
As the Trump Administration’s education department begins investigating its policy on transgender student athletes, Cromwell’s school board will talk with its attorney Tuesday night about how to proceed on an issue that could embroil more Connecticut school systems as the year goes on.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
She quickly gets embroiled in a nasty war of blackmail and stalking, and with the help of an unscrupulous life coach, matters escalate way too far.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
Perhaps that’s because the daughters became embroiled in Retton’s health insurance controversy.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
As the Trump Administration’s education department begins investigating its policy on transgender student athletes, Cromwell’s school board will talk with its attorney Tuesday night about how to proceed on an issue that could embroil more Connecticut school systems as the year goes on.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
Verb
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Eric Dane, who famously bathed with 2 women, now appears tangled up with 3.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Their two offspring — Cane (Jake Weary) and recovering addict Bree (Melissa Benoist) — are estranged and tangled up in a fishing net of relationship issues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Made from a durable and porous nylon-spandex blend, the skort doesn’t trap heat.—
Esme Benjamin,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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As the ban came into effect on a broiling hot Sunday, adults and children splashed away in a lake in the Burgundy village of Pont-et-Massène.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Put the peppers on the center rack of an oven set to broil.—
Randy Graham,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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But his most recent move also runs the risk the U.S. is now enmeshed in another war in a volatile region — with perilous and uncertain consequences.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Minnesota is both unique and yet fully enmeshed in the same political, cultural, and ideological battles gripping the nation.—
David Schultz,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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