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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
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as in to complicate
to make complex or difficult
the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
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Recent Examples of entangle
Sylvie must confront her deepest secrets, use all her wits to survive and uncover why, of all people, she’s been entangled in this elaborate terror plot.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
The case quickly became entangled in political controversy due to Levy’s relationship with then-congressman Gary Condit, who was married.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
In such a machine, these qubits are entangled with one another.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
Once inside the Crawford home, Lowen becomes entangled with Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) and uncovers an unfinished manuscript that may reveal disturbing truths about the author.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
The case quickly became entangled in political controversy due to Levy’s relationship with then-congressman Gary Condit, who was married.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
In such a machine, these qubits are entangled with one another.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
Once inside the Crawford home, Lowen becomes entangled with Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) and uncovers an unfinished manuscript that may reveal disturbing truths about the author.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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The match was knotted through the first half in pouring rain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Once the game was knotted up at three, Bennett settled down and made sure to keep it that way.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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More than 2,000 vehicles were damaged, and some survivors were trapped for as long as 14 hours before rescue crews reached them.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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The democratization of drone warfare complicates traditional counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, requiring new doctrines, technologies, and legislative frameworks to confront the evolving threat landscape.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Meloni is reeling from a referendum defeat in March and facing domestic opposition to the war, complicating her position.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Recently, researchers in Germany developed a chain-launching drone interceptor that disables UAVs by tangling their spinning rotors midair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Somewhere along the way, though, conservation became tangled up in broader political culture wars.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The nation is enmeshed in record levels of debt, which surpassed $39 trillion in March, and critics wonder how Bessent can persuade Americans to save for their futures when the government itself is drowning in debt.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Right now, with the rampant homelessness, the public safety issue is intertwined with the homelessness issue.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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But, of course, the wisdom, horror, and strength are intertwined here.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Grunion may be taken by hand only — no appliances of any kind may be used, and no holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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Whatever his role, he too was now ensnared in Israel’s kill chain — the culmination of an intelligence-gathering process that began years ago.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The high-profile dispute ensnared other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the legal discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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