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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
But the researchers said stumbling upon the copious number of artifacts entangled in the historical nests took them by surprise.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been entangled in a nearly four-decade conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, housed in the Caucasus Mountains.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
The company already agreed to cancel $164 million in federal funding earlier this year, and was recently entangled in litigation over alleged refusal to pay contractors.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Modern qubit circuits have more knobs and wires and things, but that’s just how to tune the levels, how to couple or entangle them.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been entangled in a nearly four-decade conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, housed in the Caucasus Mountains.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
The company already agreed to cancel $164 million in federal funding earlier this year, and was recently entangled in litigation over alleged refusal to pay contractors.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Modern qubit circuits have more knobs and wires and things, but that’s just how to tune the levels, how to couple or entangle them.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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Teoscar Hernández opened the scoring for LA with a solo shot in the top of the second inning to knot the game up at 1-1 before Andy Pages gave the Dodgers the lead for good one out later with an RBI double, scoring Enrique Hernández.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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But despite the rally to knot the score, the Wild got way too leaky defensively.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Brooks Sports, a sports equipment company, offers a possible reason for the squeaking, noting that the cause is often air or moisture trapped under the insoles within the shoes.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grijalva trapped in the waiting place Press conferences are not the only recurring agenda item on Capitol Hill amid the government shutdown.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amid the aftermath, as aid groups and Taliban bureaucrats were assisting those injured and left homeless by the earthquake, other Taliban officials twice suspended most internet and cellular reception throughout Afghanistan, complicating aid efforts.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Michaels took to her Instagram days after the release of Fit for TV to post a series of screenshots of text chains, email threads, and other pieces of documentation refuting or otherwise complicating each claim leveled at her.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Different political priorities had gotten tangled together.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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If Roofman appears pat by comparison, Cianfrance’s humanistic approach to the material mines unexpected depth—and humor—from the story of a desperate man yearning for human connection, and the woman who gets tangled in his web of lies.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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Eliza had been enmeshed in world-historical events through the careers of her father and her husband.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Zerohash raised $104 million in funding from financial firms including Morgan Stanley and Interactive Brokers, part of its strategy to enmesh itself with banks and brokers that are building crypto products.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between last February’s Luka Dončić trade and Kidd’s coaching staff mirroring Vogel’s in 2020, the two franchises are tightly intertwined.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its clothing doesn’t come cheap — a nylon tunnel down hooded jacket costs $1,075 — but its investment in material innovation and appreciation of (and ability to intertwine with) modern culture has contributed to its enduring popularity.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Eagles, at times, struggled to entrap the eighth-year veteran quarterback.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jonathan and Mina Harker return to Transylvania with their teenage daughter, Quincey — only for her to be ensnared in the castle’s sinister games.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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Finally, a legal battle between Carlton and Dominion ensnared several parties for years.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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