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 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 Not to mention the foreign business entanglements of his family members. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 The conditions that allowed MAHA to flourish—the trust deficit, the corporate entanglements, the gap between research and community, the invisibility of public health in people’s daily lives—have been festering for decades. — Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entanglement
  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. labyrinth
  4. web
  5. maze
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  • In the nearly 3,000 patients who donated their brains to science, the brains of those who took estrogen were less likely to show neurobiological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, such as beta-amyloid plaques or tangles of tau protein.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • It can be set up in under a minute without a tangle of wires to trip over.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangle
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  • According to the Solano Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, a female coyote was found in the trap near a creek, just off Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The pitching staff is missing RHPs Brandon Woodruff (shoulder), Joel Kuhnel (rotator cuff) and Quinn Priester (thoracic outlet syndrome) and LHPs JoJo Romero (appendectomy), Rob Zastryzny (trap), Angel Zerpa (forearm) and Brian Fitzpatrick (UCL).
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of trap
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  • 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
  • For its part, the Westmoreland Museum of Art utilized its partnership with Art Bridges to develop the Art Maze, an interactive installation that transformed the museum’s Cantilever Galleries into a navigable labyrinth painted by local artists.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of labyrinth
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  • For actors in the region, the trajectory tends to be more gradual, says Hyewon Hwang, web editor at Vogue Korea.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Under this new model, web servers store the visitor’s public key.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of web
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  • There will also be mazes inspired by Sinners, Stranger Things, Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, and the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In corporate contexts, deals fall apart when payments get stuck in regulatory mazes or take too long to convert into foreign currency.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of maze

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