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embroils

verb

present tense third-person singular of embroil
as in traps
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 embroils The following story embroils everyone involved in a complicated game of currying favor in their world of an elite country club. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroils
  1. traps
  2. tangles
  3. enmeshes
Verb
  • When a rockslide traps them on a narrow plank 4,000 feet up, Jax must face her fears to survive.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the heat dome, an area of high pressure that traps warm air beneath it, isn’t just sending temperatures soaring.
    — Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of traps
Verb
  • So here's the part where DC's comic book logic tangles itself into knots.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But consent decrees are legally and politically complicated, and the treatment of migrant children further tangles the situation.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of tangles
Verb
  • Richie completely enmeshes the success of the restaurant with his personal identity and happiness.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of enmeshes

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“Embroils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroils. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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