Definition of ensnarlnext
as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption

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Recent Examples of ensnarl Election controversies in several swing-state counties have the potential to ensnarl the presidential race. — John Riley, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024 Other common problems can quickly be solved by wiping off the optical sensors with a soft cloth, unclogging the vacuum chute when Legos have gotten stuck inside, and cutting off long hair that has ensnarled the roller or side brushes. — WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023 Those exact questions would divide state government and ensnarl Utah’s COVID-19 response in politics as hundreds, and then thousands, of Utahns fell ill while the coronavirus spread worldwide. — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021 That led to a police chase that ended in Miramar, where the robbers became ensnarled in traffic and exchanged gunshots with the police. — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2019 Yost is leading a wide-ranging investigation into Cuyahoga County government and the jail that has ensnarled members of Budish’s administration. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
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  • Residents trapped in homes In Sedona, longtime resident Michelle Grimm worried about her community after viewing the rushing waters of Oak Creek rising perilously close to the underside of a pedestrian bridge near the center of town.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But since the sector began unravelling five years ago, household savings have remained trapped in falling assets, driving some capital into the domestic stock market.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • At the time, Daptone was grieving their star vocalist Sharon Jones and wasn’t officially working with new acts, while the sisters got tangled in a bad deal with another manager.
    — Natelegé Whaley, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Though dreams are tangled up in our desires, Freud’s royal road to the unconscious is not unlike the road in Lost Highway, and other similar Möbius strip horrors, such as the purgatorial Dead End.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Ensnarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarl. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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