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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
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.
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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
The child of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Stiller was enmeshed in the entertainment industry even before turning pro.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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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
The child of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Stiller was enmeshed in the entertainment industry even before turning pro.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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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
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The Eagles, at times, struggled to entrap the eighth-year veteran quarterback.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jonathan and Mina Harker return to Transylvania with their teenage daughter, Quincey — only for her to be ensnared in the castle’s sinister games.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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Finally, a legal battle between Carlton and Dominion ensnared several parties for years.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Different political priorities had gotten tangled together.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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If Roofman appears pat by comparison, Cianfrance’s humanistic approach to the material mines unexpected depth—and humor—from the story of a desperate man yearning for human connection, and the woman who gets tangled in his web of lies.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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Brooks Sports, a sports equipment company, offers a possible reason for the squeaking, noting that the cause is often air or moisture trapped under the insoles within the shoes.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grijalva trapped in the waiting place Press conferences are not the only recurring agenda item on Capitol Hill amid the government shutdown.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yet the grandmother and community pillar was entangled in one of South Florida’s most notorious murder-for-hire plots.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Broadcom systems are built on its Ethernet stack and designed to accelerate OpenAI’s core workloads, giving the company a physical advantage that’s deeply entangled with its software edge.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fast forward to today’s AI race, and Bloom’s products just so happen to mesh with the needs of the data center boom that’s starving for massive power generation growth very quickly.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Risk assessment involves not only the amygdala but also the insula, which lies next to it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Piastri was unhappy with the move, but McLaren opted against intervening during the race, which would have involved asking Norris to give the place back.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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McConkey snared the pass and turned upfield.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Critter Corner Two bird species snared headlines this week, including the almost comically predatory loggerhead shrike and the endangered California condor captive breeding program.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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