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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 The film concerns a bus full of French high-school seniors on a trip to Pompeii, where the long gaze of history meets their hormonal entanglements and a bunch of Freudian desire. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Demand remains strong as ever as global stock has dwindled due to our ongoing Middle East entanglement. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026 The birds face mounting threats, including entanglement in fishing nets, plastic pollution, disease outbreaks and competition with fisheries for food. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Deadline understands that the couples, living together in a house, Big Brother-style, must try and figure out who is in a relationship, while keeping their own romantic entanglements secret in order to win. — Peter White, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entanglement
  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. labyrinth
  4. web
  5. maze
Noun
  • The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Brushing controls shedding, removes debris and prevents tangles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • Outside his tech support job, Singh had been working for years as a producer in Canada’s thriving Punjabi music scene, blending traditional folk sounds with hip-hop beats and trap melodies.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Locking the lid traps excess steam inside, altering how the appliance functions.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of trap
Noun
  • In the cobwebbed sub-basement of a Swedish library, an unnamed narrator discovers a labyrinth of twenty-six rooms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This stone is part of a larger labyrinth that eventually reaches an ocean in a system of deep, powerful interdependence.
    — Supriya Lopez Pillai, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of labyrinth
Noun
  • Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Chatfield hired Jennifer Szabo as his web developer early on to make the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of web
Noun
  • The system is a maze in which laws collide with gray areas, where layers upon layers of policy have accumulated over decades in a pile waiting for reform that has never come.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The 24-by-32-foot maze of chambers, gaskets, gauges and pipes has jokingly been nicknamed Martha by some of the technicians who run it.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of maze

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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