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 The deals illustrate the continuing entanglement of the US and Chinese tech ecosystems, despite intensifying drives in Washington and Beijing to wall off their AI sectors. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Trump successfully tapped into these grievances by promising to scale back international entanglements and bring back factories and manufacturing jobs. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 The kill switch metaphor reduces the infrastructural entanglements of AI to outdated ideas about technology. — Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Rather, to live under platform capitalism is to recognize the disturbing manner in which human need has been redescribed as algorithmic entanglement. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement

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Noun

In people with Alzheimer’s, amyloid plaques and tau tangles build up in the brain and begin accumulating years before noticeable symptoms surface.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
Tangier is a charming tangle of small houses connected by narrow roads traversed by golf carts and exceedingly few cars.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Where to play and relax Johnston Canyon, a labyrinth of limestone rocks and cascades, sees a fraction of the visitors in winter than in summer.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Much like the house at the center, the novel is a labyrinth in which getting lost is the point.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

In each case, the healthcare system presents a maze of choices.

— Soniya Bopache, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Now Jade must navigate through an intricate maze of love and grief, while grappling with finding new romance while still feeling loyal to her late husband.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of maze

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