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as in trapped
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 enmeshed
Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Aside from his Disney firing, Paul’s career has been enmeshed in controversy over the years.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Of the coaches enmeshed in the various scandals dotting the department in the last few years, most were Michigan men.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The president has a long-standing friendship with Larry Ellison, and his son-in-law is enmeshed in the financing of the Paramount bid.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The Night Agent upped the ante in its second outing, with Peter getting enmeshed in a chemical weapons threat and unwittingly swaying a presidential election that sends his moral compass spinning.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
With their school district enmeshed in culture war issues in recent years, voters in the Johnson and Miami county communities of Gardner and Edgerton on Tuesday voted in possibly two more liberal-leaning voices to the Gardner Edgerton School Board.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
His more conservative Viking colleagues questioned the project’s merits; Cowley was enmeshed in its difficulties.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Emily Gunyou Halaas skillfully embodies the producer and party host enmeshed in the obsession with critics’ approval.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Aside from his Disney firing, Paul’s career has been enmeshed in controversy over the years.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Of the coaches enmeshed in the various scandals dotting the department in the last few years, most were Michigan men.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The president has a long-standing friendship with Larry Ellison, and his son-in-law is enmeshed in the financing of the Paramount bid.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The Night Agent upped the ante in its second outing, with Peter getting enmeshed in a chemical weapons threat and unwittingly swaying a presidential election that sends his moral compass spinning.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
With their school district enmeshed in culture war issues in recent years, voters in the Johnson and Miami county communities of Gardner and Edgerton on Tuesday voted in possibly two more liberal-leaning voices to the Gardner Edgerton School Board.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
His more conservative Viking colleagues questioned the project’s merits; Cowley was enmeshed in its difficulties.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Emily Gunyou Halaas skillfully embodies the producer and party host enmeshed in the obsession with critics’ approval.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmeshed
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During the auditions, wannabe actors are asked to improvise scenes including being a cat, being trapped in a room, and being propositioned by a famous director.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The disconcerting scene offers a glimpse of what actually happened to Will while he was trapped for most of Season 1 and suggests that Will may still be impacted by whatever Vecna put inside him at the beginning of the story.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Enmeshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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