ensnarled

past tense of ensnarl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensnarled
Verb
  • At the time of the interview, at least four people had been killed and at least seven had been injured; dozens of others were still trapped under the rubble.
    Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Executives praised the film, which follows the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s failed attempt to save Hind, a Palestinian child who was killed in Gaza in 2024 after being trapped in a car under Israeli fire.
    Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Tech Coup by Marietje Schaake Technology has been tangled up in modern life for a long time, but the entwinement of Big Tech, as an industry, with our daily habits—everything from tracking friends to hiring cabs—is new.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Later, Jimmy Uso was tangled up with Knight and when Jimmy came over to help out his brother, Jey saw an opportunity.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But her quest for answers would unearth a family secret – and a doctor’s decades-old deception that has ensnared multiple families across the country.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The pendant threads through Casino Royale and resurfaces in Quantum of Solace, where it’s revealed as a calling card of the network that ensnared Vesper; Bond (Daniel Craig) even carries it as a memento mori.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eliza had been enmeshed in world-historical events through the careers of her father and her husband.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 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
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“Ensnarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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