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also immesh
as in to entrap
to catch or hold as if in a net
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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Recent Examples of enmesh
The movement to weaken the state’s decades-old vaccination requirements is enmeshed with Kennedy’s orbit.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
As summer gives way to fall—cooler nights, busier days—there are more opportunities to be present, to be deliberate, to be enmeshed in the dailiness of one’s life.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
In addition, crucial societal and business-minded tradeoffs are fully enmeshed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to PwC, only 19% of younger fans watched an entire game when at home, and usually are enmeshed in another activity at the same time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
As summer gives way to fall—cooler nights, busier days—there are more opportunities to be present, to be deliberate, to be enmeshed in the dailiness of one’s life.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
In addition, crucial societal and business-minded tradeoffs are fully enmeshed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to PwC, only 19% of younger fans watched an entire game when at home, and usually are enmeshed in another activity at the same time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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One of the most disturbing sequences on this show is Gacy luring in and entrapping 15-year-old Robert Piest (Ryker Baloun), whose disappearance is where the series starts.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, management decided to try to ensnare another audience.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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The elaborate scheme, masterminded by members of four Mafia families in collusion with celebrity athletes, ensnared unsuspecting victims, bleeding them of over $7 million through cunning deception, prosecutors said in the indictment.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The defense was often tangled or disorganized getting back in transition.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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First published in 1934, the novel follows a recurring Rampo character, Detective Akechi Kogoro, who gets all tangled up with an exhibitionist jewel thief known only as the Dark Angel.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When vacuuming, don’t forget small spaces under the oven, between the counter and fridge, and areas under furniture that are likely to trap dirt.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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An early freeze had trapped them in an icebound lagoon four miles short of open water.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Scientists still don’t know how the two animals died — or why they were found entangled.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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As Ruby navigates the academic landscape amongst her wealthy peers, she ultimately gets entangled in an unlikely romance with James Beaufort (Damian Hardung), heir to his family’s fortune.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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After multiple questions regarding the offense struggling through training camp and the beginning of the 2025 season, the team is starting to mesh better.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The follow-up tease showed someone holding a bunch of wires, insinuating that her costume likely has some animatronics involved.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Missions on China’s Shenzhou-21 spacecraft involve trios of astronauts on six-month stays in space, with veteran astronauts increasingly replaced by younger faces.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At least Cochrane was familiar with the feeling of snaring an interception.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Maybe Deandre Ayton snares his first signature Lakers moment.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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