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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 Sadoski plays Chef Luca, a brilliant but self-destructive superstar chef whose personal entanglements and rock-star antics threaten to derail his high-end restaurant residency at The Roman. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2026 Lestat’s concern over Louis’s entanglement with Regina (or as Lestat likes to call her, Fraudia). — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 Common threats include biotoxins, chemical contaminants, disease, and fishing gear entanglements, experts say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Speaking in Portugal this week, Warsh seemed keen to move the Fed through judicial entanglements and get on with the task at hand. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement

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The delicately striated crystal floated up from its tangle of purple moss, rotating slowly before Rey snapped her full concentration toward it, holding it firmly in the air and between her two outstretched hands.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Advertisement At the very center of its tangle of experiences and identities, objectives and conflicts, is Alice.

— Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of tangle

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Standard eradication methods — such as passive traps, genetic modification, species sterilization, and chemical insecticides — all carry limitations, environmental risks, or health hazards for humans and pets.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
The episode opened with Cole and his remaining Greens falling into a trap set by young Lord Oscar Tully (Archie Barnes) and Lord Roderick Dustin (Tommy Flanagan) that saw a host of Rivermen play dead in order to lure their enemy into battle.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 July 2026

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Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a furniture-store owner who finds himself in the titular liminal space, a haunting maze of hallways and rooms that exists on a physically impossible plane of existence.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026
In Backrooms, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Clark, a struggling furniture store owner who enters an interdimensional portal to a haunting maze in the facility’s basement.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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