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
For example, in California, the limit is three entanglements of humpback whales before triggering a calendar-year closure of commercial fishing; the MMPA changes could raise that limit to 30 entanglements, Shester said.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The Post has resolutely revealed such entanglements to readers of news coverage or commentary in the past, whether the Graham family's holdings, which included the Stanley Kaplan educational company and Slate magazine, or, since 2013, those of Bezos, who founded Amazon and Blue Origin.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Though researchers logged no right whale deaths in the latest report, entanglements and vessel strikes remain a serious threat to the animals.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
There could also be more entanglements found later this year, as 50% of entanglements in 2024 were detected in the latter half of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The characters are diverse and multifaceted, grappling with issues like identity, faith, romantic entanglements and more.
—Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Unexpected Christmas the film revolves around the romantic entanglements, family secrets, old rivalries — and love — that ensue when the Scott family comes together for a holiday reunion.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Most of the rest of the Middle East, in his mind, is broken, angry, dysfunctional and an arena for unnecessary entanglements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mercury closes out its time in Libra in your depth and transformation sector, encouraging you to clear lingering energetic debts or financial entanglements.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The Post has resolutely revealed such entanglements to readers of news coverage or commentary in the past, whether the Graham family's holdings, which included the Stanley Kaplan educational company and Slate magazine, or, since 2013, those of Bezos, who founded Amazon and Blue Origin.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Though researchers logged no right whale deaths in the latest report, entanglements and vessel strikes remain a serious threat to the animals.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
There could also be more entanglements found later this year, as 50% of entanglements in 2024 were detected in the latter half of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The characters are diverse and multifaceted, grappling with issues like identity, faith, romantic entanglements and more.
—Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Unexpected Christmas the film revolves around the romantic entanglements, family secrets, old rivalries — and love — that ensue when the Scott family comes together for a holiday reunion.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Most of the rest of the Middle East, in his mind, is broken, angry, dysfunctional and an arena for unnecessary entanglements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mercury closes out its time in Libra in your depth and transformation sector, encouraging you to clear lingering energetic debts or financial entanglements.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entanglements
Noun
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After spraying this before a braid takedown, my hair was visibly softer and easier to mange through tangles.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Having the best brush for your dog will keep its coat free of tangles and might even prevent a big bill at the groomer’s.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Another possible explanation for the name is that this was also the season when people set beaver traps during the fur trade.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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In addition to raking the traps, the greenskeeper at the country club also hired McConaughey to hunt the armadillos that were wreaking havoc on the greens of the golf course.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ensuring Service-To-Service Integrity In modern architectures, applications are composed of microservices that rely on one another through APIs, messaging queues and service meshes.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stylistically, Wilson’s top-end speed and willingness to go over the middle to make contested catches meshes with Rodgers.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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In other parts of the state, hoop nets and crab snares may be used.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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But those Prince-like snares are rounded out with a full string orchestra of Swedish musicians.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Her books, with their Borgesian labyrinths and witchy symmetries, sometimes flirt with nonsense.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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How Tielemans overcame early toils is often used as a source of encouragement by new additions who seem peripheral at first.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But this is the wrong time for political sideshows or ethical quagmires.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Entanglements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglements. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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