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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
The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office is set to begin training deputies on the Grappler system, a pursuit intervention device that disables a suspect's vehicle by entangling its tires rather than forcing a crash.
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
But soon the police matter became entangled in the council’s high-stakes politicking, after two presidential advisers stepped into the fray and offered to accompany Cangé to respond to the summons.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Her past and present are soon entangled.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
During this time, another fire truck’s tires got caught on a hose and became entangled, unbeknownst to the driver, which then pinned Moreau along the cab of the fire engine.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
But soon the police matter became entangled in the council’s high-stakes politicking, after two presidential advisers stepped into the fray and offered to accompany Cangé to respond to the summons.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Her past and present are soon entangled.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
During this time, another fire truck’s tires got caught on a hose and became entangled, unbeknownst to the driver, which then pinned Moreau along the cab of the fire engine.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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In any field of knowledge, there is a web of legitimacy, knotted together by visible signals of trust, such as degrees, publications, affiliations and accreditations.—
Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Allen raced Buffalo into field goal range in that time and former Denver kicker Matt Prater knotted the game at 30 in the closing seconds.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some complained about getting trapped in the same cash-bail system that had ensnared Caldwell.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even in the free states, attitudes toward slavery were complicated.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Treatment is complicated by difficulty detecting the cancer in early stages, and its resistance to common cancer drugs.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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If your personal life and your business expenses are tangled together, untangle them now.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Vonn — the third skier to crash in the World Cup race in Crans-Montana — lost control when landing a jump and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Zamorano was enmeshed in the community of Altadena, both as an educator and as a writer.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The board has been enmeshed in controversy with other countries over the language of its charter.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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The story of Darryn Peterson’s one-year Kansas Jayhawks basketball career will forever be intertwined with that of BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is a year where your pleasure, ambitions and identity become intertwined.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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That observation drove home for me how ensnaring this oppression must feel, how vast the spatial footprint of ICE’s boot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some complained about getting trapped in the same cash-bail system that had ensnared Caldwell.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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