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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensnarled
  1. trapped
  2. tangled
  3. ensnared
  4. enmeshed
Verb
  • Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some people were trapped inside vehicles, while another was tossed out into an intersection.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • Anderson was spotted with her platinum bob tousled and tangled at the Tory Burch fall 2026 ready-to-wear show during New York Fashion Week in February, too.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Michigan's starting running back, Jordan Marshall, ran for 59 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game in the third quarter after his right leg got tangled up as he was tackled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangled
Verb
  • The case revolves around his connection to shuttered Banco Master, a case that has ensnared high-ranking politicians and judiciary members.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor ensnared in a cult in The Liberation, the story of director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • Revenue was only around $8 billion at the time, and the league was enmeshed in controversy, from Spygate to concussion hearings to a pending lockout.
    — Will Leitch, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Commission is currently enmeshed in a legal tangle with Walt Disney Co and ABC.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of enmeshed
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“Ensnarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarled. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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