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
  • Key indicators that your current setup is failing include noticeable air currents that can be felt from across the room, as well as condensation or moisture trapped between the glass panes.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This is a person who’s really isolated herself, who has run from love, who has thought of love as a trap, and who has done everything in her power not to be trapped.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Late in the fourth quarter, Wilson and Cunningham became tangled during a physical play.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangled
Verb
  • But the incumbent faces a tough battle because of an affordability crisis and a corruption scandal that ensnared the same justice who led the investigation into Bolsonaro.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Partners cannot tell which agreements will be ensnared in the next scandal, which encourages them to hedge.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • My sister was enmeshed for seventeen years in a cycle, one in which denial plays a huge role.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of enmeshed
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“Ensnarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarled. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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