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also immesh
as in to trap
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
Meanwhile, Mars is becoming easier to sight, after being enmeshed in the bright twilight glow for nearly a year.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line.
—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.
—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.
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Lucy was trapped under the boat and died the next day in the hospital.
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However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape.
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Think pixelated logos, websites untouched since the AOL era and brand architectures so tangled by years of acquisitions and restructuring that even the founders can’t map them cleanly.
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Ultimately, neither British nor American intelligence could prove that the Russians intended to use Keeler to entrap Profumo.
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.
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Tinky Winky, the purple Teletubby who was ensnared in controversy in 1999 when televangelist Jerry Falwell accused it of being gay (and yet rumors still linger on…), led moves with Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po all joining in on the fun.
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Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract to a company that makes a drone with massive nets to ensnare other drones.
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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