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
Are financial entanglements raining on your parade?
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Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
This season, audiences can expect sharp legal battles, juicy entanglements, and plenty of twists.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
The fictional Westside Hospital is a hotbed of conflicting romantic entanglements, along with infectious diseases.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Whale entanglements have increased in the past 10 to 15 years, Meynecke told The Guardian, with the vast majority of incidents involving mothers and calves.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The actress' emergency diversion tactic occurred shortly after Goldberg was shown holding her head in her hands after Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin spoke about romantic entanglements.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Since 1972, The Marine Mammal Protection Act has served as a buffer against this cacophony, giving regulators tools to limit harm and protect species from deadly entanglements, vessel strikes, and industrial noise.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The purpose was to have amorous entanglements with several chatbots simultaneously.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Humpback whales — which are found throughout all the Earth’s oceans — regularly face threats from entanglements with fishing gear, in addition to vessel strikes and ocean noise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
This season, audiences can expect sharp legal battles, juicy entanglements, and plenty of twists.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
The fictional Westside Hospital is a hotbed of conflicting romantic entanglements, along with infectious diseases.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Whale entanglements have increased in the past 10 to 15 years, Meynecke told The Guardian, with the vast majority of incidents involving mothers and calves.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The actress' emergency diversion tactic occurred shortly after Goldberg was shown holding her head in her hands after Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin spoke about romantic entanglements.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Since 1972, The Marine Mammal Protection Act has served as a buffer against this cacophony, giving regulators tools to limit harm and protect species from deadly entanglements, vessel strikes, and industrial noise.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The purpose was to have amorous entanglements with several chatbots simultaneously.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Humpback whales — which are found throughout all the Earth’s oceans — regularly face threats from entanglements with fishing gear, in addition to vessel strikes and ocean noise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entanglements
Noun
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This enables easy removal without tangles or hair damage.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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And while the musky-floral fragrance brings major beach vibes, the nonsticky styler skips the sea salt, replacing it with hydrolyzed rice protein to add volume and natural movement minus the crunchiness or tangles.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Officials have also set up nearly 8,000 traps across Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The human case follows the finding of positive samples in three mosquito surveillance traps set by the county, in Wyoming, Anderson Township and Green Township.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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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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This has been a turbulent window for Villa, not only against the backdrop of such challenges but also the toils involved in moving current players on.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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