ensnarled

verb

past tense of ensnarl
as in trapped
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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  1. trapped
  2. tangled
  3. ensnared
  4. enmeshed
Verb
  • The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said many people could be trapped inside the mall, NHK reported.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Poland had earlier reported scrambling fighter jets in response to a major Russian attack on Ukraine, which hit large swathes of the country and killed at least eight people, including children, and left several people trapped under rubble.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • June 21 – July 22 Money or trust could expose where comfort and control have gotten tangled.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
  • Almost every 22-minute chapter here follows the same comfortably familiar outline, with the leads getting acclimated to a new universe, getting tangled up in a life-or-death showdown and then fleeing to the next one.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of tangled
Verb
  • Off the field, head coach Mike Vrabel was ensnared in controversy.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • Furthermore, the novel opens on a world that has long been enmeshed in performance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Nevertheless, Christianity was enmeshed in public life.
    — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Definition of enmeshed
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