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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
Read Next National Three rare, endangered whales were entangled in fishing gear.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Prior to their split, Millepied was rumored to have been entangled in an affair with 25-year-old French climate activist Camille Etienne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Over the past two decades, observations have revealed that powerful plumes of gas emanating from both stars collide in the vast space between them, becoming entangled and creating a spiral stream of hot gas and dust in the sky.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The United States was entangled in foreign wars, and the CIA became a major facilitator of America’s global escapades, with covert operations in nearly every corner of the world.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Prior to their split, Millepied was rumored to have been entangled in an affair with 25-year-old French climate activist Camille Etienne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Over the past two decades, observations have revealed that powerful plumes of gas emanating from both stars collide in the vast space between them, becoming entangled and creating a spiral stream of hot gas and dust in the sky.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The United States was entangled in foreign wars, and the CIA became a major facilitator of America’s global escapades, with covert operations in nearly every corner of the world.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Published on April 20, 2025 By Rachel Gallaher Courtesy of Marcel Wanders Tapping into the visual language of one of the world’s oldest crafts, the woven trend appears to be knotted firmly in place.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2025
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The 3-point disparity, something that has stung Denver much of the season, enabled the Pelicans to hang around throughout a first half that ended with the score knotted 68-68.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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The animal is unlikely to attack unless trapped or provoked.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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This basically involves compacting natural materials such as earth and gravel, extruding the air trapped inside and increasing density.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the picture for other automakers is complicated, to say the least.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The United States’s relationship with Pakistan and India is complicated, though Pakistan has been more favored in the past.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, after the two men have tangled sharply over the administration's immigration approach.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Papal rebuke on migration, appeal for prisoners The pope and Vance have tangled sharply over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Each evening presents a distinctive curatorial lens, intertwining classical music, experimental performance, gospel, zydeco, and future-forward sounds that spotlight the influence of the African diaspora on Houston’s cultural terrain.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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Workplace leaders who care about lessening inequality need to understand that racial and religious identities are often deeply intertwined.—
Denise Daniels,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Edward tentatively goes into another room and returns naked save for the mask entrapping his face.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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In a 2015 study, his lab (by then relocated to Harvard Medical School) discovered that another type of fast-signaling neuron ensnares hair follicles like lassos (opens a new tab).—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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Suppliers are hitting pause because Trump’s 145% tariff ensnares PC graphics cards, which are primarily made in China and face no exemption from the trade policy.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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