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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
Wilson was romantically entangled with Miller during season eight, which was filmed in summer 2023.
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Francie Ebert, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
On the island, Black is reunited with her sibling, Hibiscus (McQueen), and soon they are both entangled in a case that threatens to reshape their lives.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Country is still very much ideologically entangled with MAGA and its pipe dream of a return to the 1950s.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Pakistan is entangled in a deadly conflict with Afghanistan.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Bethany takes the explosive event as a sign to ditch her baggage, reunite with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra), and traipse across lofts, clubs, and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Reporters interviewed elders entangled in the adult protection system, their family members and friends.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.
—Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
However, news of the incident came to the attention of another woman who was also romantically entangled with Mills.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Francie Ebert, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
On the island, Black is reunited with her sibling, Hibiscus (McQueen), and soon they are both entangled in a case that threatens to reshape their lives.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Country is still very much ideologically entangled with MAGA and its pipe dream of a return to the 1950s.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Pakistan is entangled in a deadly conflict with Afghanistan.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Bethany takes the explosive event as a sign to ditch her baggage, reunite with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra), and traipse across lofts, clubs, and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Reporters interviewed elders entangled in the adult protection system, their family members and friends.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.
—Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
However, news of the incident came to the attention of another woman who was also romantically entangled with Mills.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangled
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Most of these require local area network (LAN) cables that can get tangled, says Narukiyo.—
Katherine Bourzac,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Pet owners will love the hair screw tool, which expertly removes even long hair from upholstery without getting tangled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Because what was bad for his bank account was fantastic for his creative freedom, liberating Ehrenreich, who had been trapped on the anesthetizing career trajectory that’s a prerequisite for movie stardom, to embrace his wild side.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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The narrators of these songs are trapped inside their habits, aware that the inertia of their personalities is too strong to be moved by another person.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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Activists overseas play a key role in tracking the crackdown, which is complicated by the ongoing internet shutdown imposed early this year during massive nationwide protests against the Islamic theocracy.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Activists overseas play a key role in tracking the crackdown, which is complicated by the internet shutdown imposed earlier this year during massive nationwide protests against the Islamic theocracy.—
Amir Hussein Radjy,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Steven Stamkos tied it at 1-all for the Predators and Roman Josi knotted it at 2 early in the third.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Rae Moss — serving a life sentence for her involvement in the 1990 murder of her husband, Mike Moss — sat in the witness box in a courtroom in Seminole, Oklahoma, on a frigid January morning in 2025, her hands knotted in her lap.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Wireless festival has been enmeshed in controversy ever since West was announced as its headliner, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer voicing disapproval within days.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Much of the country is now enmeshed in a brutal civil war, and security concerns meant voting in the recent election could be held in only 263 of the country’s 330 townships.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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On Sundays, O’Neal’s father preached hope from the pulpit, stories of his family intertwined with morals and truths and parables.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the everyday cowboy problems get intertwined with something more menacing — possibly supernatural — when Abbott discovers an ominous black void on his property.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Entangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangled. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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