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as in tangled
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 trapped
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 complicated
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 entangled
The country’s political, social and economic crisis, entangled with plummeting oil production and prices, marked the entirety of Maduro’s presidency.
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Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The story follows two top hockey players, Shane Hollander (played by Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (played by Connor Storrie), who find themselves at odds on the ice but entangled in the bedroom.
—Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The country’s political, social and economic crisis, entangled with plummeting oil production and prices, marked the entirety of Maduro’s presidency.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Bode will play Greta Mills, Ro’s smart, witty and ambitious research partner who unwittingly becomes entangled in the film’s violent conflict.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Conway used to run in the same circles as Ann Coulter and Matt Drudge, dated Laura Ingraham, and represented Paula Jones in her case against Clinton that eventually got entangled with the 42nd President’s impeachment.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Federal investigators seized Pearson’s electronic devices in fall 2024 as part of a web of corruption investigations that entangled several top Adams administration officials.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Hummel points out that much of this antisemitism is entangled in a theological divide over Israel.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
The system converts 94 of its 98 physical qubits into logical ones, fully entangled in one of the largest GHZ states ever recorded.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The story follows two top hockey players, Shane Hollander (played by Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (played by Connor Storrie), who find themselves at odds on the ice but entangled in the bedroom.
—Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The country’s political, social and economic crisis, entangled with plummeting oil production and prices, marked the entirety of Maduro’s presidency.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Bode will play Greta Mills, Ro’s smart, witty and ambitious research partner who unwittingly becomes entangled in the film’s violent conflict.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Conway used to run in the same circles as Ann Coulter and Matt Drudge, dated Laura Ingraham, and represented Paula Jones in her case against Clinton that eventually got entangled with the 42nd President’s impeachment.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Federal investigators seized Pearson’s electronic devices in fall 2024 as part of a web of corruption investigations that entangled several top Adams administration officials.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Hummel points out that much of this antisemitism is entangled in a theological divide over Israel.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
The system converts 94 of its 98 physical qubits into logical ones, fully entangled in one of the largest GHZ states ever recorded.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangled
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Contacts can cause those corneal abrasions that provide the pathogen with a point of entry; acanthamoeba can also hitch a ride on the surface of a lens or become trapped between a contact and the eye, making burrowing deeper possible.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sad numbers are thus trapped in a loop from which there is no escape.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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Contrary to popular opinion, getting dressed does not need to be complicated — just take it from Pamela Anderson.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Pedroia’s Hall of Fame candidacy has always been complicated.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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The score was knotted at 30 after 12 minutes, and the Warriors led 69-64 at halftime.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Batherson, a defender, scored her first career goal and knotted the game at 2-all four minutes into the final period on a power play — with another assist from Pannek and one from Kendall Cooper — her third.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Aside from his Disney firing, Paul’s career has been enmeshed in controversy over the years.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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As members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the two often intertwined their faith into their advice.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
6 Jan. 2026
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It was fueled in part by gun industry marketing, intensified by America’s dangerously lax gun laws, and intertwined with an ever-growing white supremacist movement.—
Douglas Letter,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Entangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangled. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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