entanglement

noun

in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce entanglement (audio)
Definition of entanglementnext
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 Now the team is working to boost the source’s brightness and entanglement quality toward a field-deployable device. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 Seafood Watch placed lobster on its list of seafood to avoid because of the threat posed to rare whales, such as the North Atlantic right whale, by potential entanglement in fishing gear. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The soft ending plants the suggestion that David’s entanglement with Sara might not be definitively over. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 When covering plants, stretch the netting tightly over a support frame, inspect it regularly, and remove it promptly after harvest to help prevent entanglement. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entanglement
  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. labyrinth
  4. web
  5. maze
Noun
  • Penske has designed tracks through city blocks, but never through both federal and municipal grounds with a tangle of buildings that include the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Archives.
    — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The diminutive Taiwanese market-slash-lunch counter Taiwan Best Mart’s cold sesame noodles ($13) are a refreshing tangle of cucumbers, carrots, cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds, flour noodles and the market’s house sesame sauce.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangle
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  • The trap is that the most tempting move an owner could make with this data is some form of monetization.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For them, character not only exists but functions as a compound, a cell, a trap.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of trap
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  • Tomorrow’s sessions are similar, with the addition of a fly-fishing casting lesson and a meditative stroll around the on-site labyrinth.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Carmen receives them with love and displays them in that labyrinth of Cuban-ness, as colorful and sometimes as moving as the nation’s history and its exile.
    — Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of labyrinth
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  • Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.
    — Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There appears to be no indication the scammer or scammers behind this web of deception are anywhere close to slowing down.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • In the Old City, Jewish men in black hats and tzitzit tassels, Muslim women in hijabs and Christian priests in flowing robes walk past each other daily in the maze of stone alleyways.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Inside, the moodily-lit, maze-like dining room seats 500, and also includes a gift shop, on-site brewery, and attached pizza and sushi restaurants.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of maze

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