Thesaurus results for ENTANGLEMENT

entanglement

noun

in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt

Definition of entanglement

as in tangle

something that catches and holds his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

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Recent Examples of entanglement This luxurious adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel East of Eden, which tracks the dramatic entanglements of the Trask and Hamilton families in California's Salinas Valley, stars Florence Pugh, one of our favorite actresses right now. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 The county agreed to help with Piney Point’s closure after its own entanglement in the site’s problematic history. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 The entanglement entropy depends on the area, not the volume. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement

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Noun

The ejection of water molecules favors the interaction, supporting the alignment needed for the messy tangle to grow.

— Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
This tangle of contradictions had served in the Army for over four decades, spending several years as Army Chief of Staff.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

In postwar Spain, a young girl discovers a mysterious labyrinth and a magical world while living under the rule of her brutal stepfather.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Outdoors, we were greeted by sculptures from Joan Miró’s labyrinth to Alberto Giacometti’s courtyard.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

The best way Ray can think of to do so is to tail her shady husband, Dom (Bobby Cannavale) — all the way into a sordid (but still vaguely family-friendly) web of deceit, murder, blackmail and gangland drama.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Even something as simple as installing the progressive web app version of Slack isn’t working properly.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of web

Noun

The delays are not exactly surprising, nor does the blame for them lie with the city — a number of state and federal agencies are in charge here, each navigating their own bureaucratic mazes.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
In Chicago, Maya was confused, lost in an arboretum maze, until 6-year-old Anthony joyfully led her out.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of maze

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