as in tangles
something that catches and holds
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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Recent Examples of entanglements
The administration has pointed to that special status — usually given to short-term advisers who sit on temporary advisory committees or task forces — as a reason why Musk doesn’t have to make his financial disclosure form public, limiting scrutiny into his businesses’ entanglements.
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Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Instead, the spycraft is propelled by the emotional and lust-fueled entanglements of its cast.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The modern Republican Party stands for avoiding bloody and costly foreign entanglements while Democrats plead for endless funnels of cash for Ukraine.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Murphy’s oeuvre has revolutionized the study of natural history’s entanglements with slavery.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Experts are also weighing on the impact Musk’s newfound political entanglements has had on Tesla.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
In a small role as a servant, Briana Small adds a bit of levity and empathy to the emotional entanglements.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
An adults-only drama about an exotic dancer's entanglements with a rich family (and its many secrets), Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black is dark, violent, and scandalous, with storylines revolving around murder, blackmail, and human trafficking.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Even small housing projects are subject to lengthy entanglements in red tape as costs escalate.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Instead, the spycraft is propelled by the emotional and lust-fueled entanglements of its cast.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The modern Republican Party stands for avoiding bloody and costly foreign entanglements while Democrats plead for endless funnels of cash for Ukraine.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Murphy’s oeuvre has revolutionized the study of natural history’s entanglements with slavery.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Experts are also weighing on the impact Musk’s newfound political entanglements has had on Tesla.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
In a small role as a servant, Briana Small adds a bit of levity and empathy to the emotional entanglements.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
An adults-only drama about an exotic dancer's entanglements with a rich family (and its many secrets), Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black is dark, violent, and scandalous, with storylines revolving around murder, blackmail, and human trafficking.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Even small housing projects are subject to lengthy entanglements in red tape as costs escalate.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Entanglements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglements. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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