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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
Rumer Willis is entangled in a tense legal battle with ex Derek Richard Thomas regarding custody of their 3-year-old daughter, Louetta.
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Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The scientists entangled two qubits kept at temperatures near absolute zero at the opposing ends of a 30-meter-long tube.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Ali becomes romantically entangled with an older boy named Knuck and falls in love with music, but female relationships form the core of the story.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Quantum physics posits that particles are not discrete but entangled—that everything is connected.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
But the history of sterilization is also deeply entangled with coercion in the form of racial targeting, invalid consent and state control.
—Kimberly Turner, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Someone Else's Husband by Kimberly McCreight Gretchen Falk, a Park Avenue socialite with a seemingly perfect life, becomes entangled in a crisis when her husband Richard joins a Mount Kilimanjaro expedition that ends in tragedy and scandal.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
The latest in a string of shows about a nice-seeming suburban mom entangled in a web of improbably dark crime, this iteration stars Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, and Dolly De Leon.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Meanwhile, the nation was entangled in costly foreign wars whose justifications seemed far removed from the immediate safety of Britain.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The scientists entangled two qubits kept at temperatures near absolute zero at the opposing ends of a 30-meter-long tube.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Ali becomes romantically entangled with an older boy named Knuck and falls in love with music, but female relationships form the core of the story.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Quantum physics posits that particles are not discrete but entangled—that everything is connected.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
But the history of sterilization is also deeply entangled with coercion in the form of racial targeting, invalid consent and state control.
—Kimberly Turner, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Someone Else's Husband by Kimberly McCreight Gretchen Falk, a Park Avenue socialite with a seemingly perfect life, becomes entangled in a crisis when her husband Richard joins a Mount Kilimanjaro expedition that ends in tragedy and scandal.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
The latest in a string of shows about a nice-seeming suburban mom entangled in a web of improbably dark crime, this iteration stars Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, and Dolly De Leon.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Meanwhile, the nation was entangled in costly foreign wars whose justifications seemed far removed from the immediate safety of Britain.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangled
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Representative Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are tangled in a bitter contest that’s headed to a runoff on June 16.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The Thunder’s history on May 28 is troubled and tangled.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Sherri Wright recalled the moment of impact and waking up trapped inside the wreckage.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The news quickly drew headlines in Thailand because of its resemblance to the dramatic 2018 cave rescue in northern Thailand, where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks before being safely rescued in an operation that became a global sensation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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But then things got complicated.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Every state already has laws on the books for such record-clearing, but the process is complicated and requires people to navigate a knotty legal system.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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After the Storm Chasers took a 3-2 lead with two runs in the sixth, the Saints knotted the score on an RBI single by Ben Ross that plated Fedko in the bottom of the frame.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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With the game knotted at 1-1, the match went into extra time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The whisky offers distinctive aromas of sage, ripe green apple, and pineapple, intertwined with a clean, cold campfire smoke.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The paths Jackson and Lackey have taken have been winding and intertwined.—
Teddy Cahill,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Entangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangled. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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