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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
It’s taken me a while to get to a place where my work and my life are enmeshed.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Join 3 others in the comments View Comments He is enmeshed in the local community through his dot.ateliers initiative — an artists’ residency, launched in 2022, that has since expanded to host writers and curators.
—Victoria Woodcock, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
So much of the book is about family drama, but it’s enmeshed in criminal activity.
—Dwyer Murphy
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Some major media companies, including NPR, PBS and Walt Disney Co., have been enmeshed in legal maneuverings or threats to block crucial flowing of funding.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Join 3 others in the comments View Comments He is enmeshed in the local community through his dot.ateliers initiative — an artists’ residency, launched in 2022, that has since expanded to host writers and curators.
—Victoria Woodcock, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
So much of the book is about family drama, but it’s enmeshed in criminal activity.
—Dwyer Murphy
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Some major media companies, including NPR, PBS and Walt Disney Co., have been enmeshed in legal maneuverings or threats to block crucial flowing of funding.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for enmesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Most horror flicks entrap their characters in one location or put them in some sort of unique, tense situation (think: satanic possession, or pissing off the wrong truck driver, attracting the wrong person, etc.), but in Final Destination, Death works with the great mundane canvas of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Early motherhood entraps them—and their children—in a bleak socioeconomic cycle that’s almost impossible to break.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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First on the docket is a pile of cords knotted together, ensnaring an eyelash curler and a pen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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The areas surrounding downtown, which Solis represents, have been been hit particularly hard, amid protests, a curfew and a raid at Ambiance Apparel that ensnared dozens of people.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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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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If not, neighbors, friends, or anyone nearby needs to know that they could be trapped.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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The animatic itself showed how Tartakovsky’s personality and preference for strong visual storytelling entangled with these references.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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While the ins and outs of the legal case appear to get messier by the day, the latest twist has entangled America's favorite pop star and longtime companion of Lively.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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There’s no question about his ability to release the puck and mesh with other high-end talent.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Engaging in public-private dialogue is the most effective way to make sure an investment plan meshes with national digital agendas.—
Piyush Jain,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Leaders need to involve their teams in the adoption process, communicate the benefits, provide adequate training, willingly accept feedback and reinforce how these tools make everyone’s jobs faster, easier and more productive.—
Bek Abdullayev,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Even as new people got hired at B&N, they’d immediately get involved by coming to bargaining and making time to meet with the committee.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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One of the challenges TelevisaUnivision faced this period was the absence of last year’s Spanish-language Super Bowl broadcast, which helped snare new advertising and viewership.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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One night, during a common raid by the beasts, Hiccup snares a Night Fury, a swift and cunning dragon that the Berkians know little about.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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