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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
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as in to complicate
to make complex or difficult
the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
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Recent Examples of entangle
Center staff surmised the bird had become entangled in fishing line.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
At the heart of Nugent’s indignation was the 2021 sting operation that entangled him and three other landowners in a legal battle with the DNR.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2025
After they get entangled with Beetlejuice, misadventures through the Netherworld ensue.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Members of Jane's Addiction entangled themselves in a legal tug-of-war this week, with several members of the rock band suing the lead singer, who retaliated with a lawsuit of his own.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
At the heart of Nugent’s indignation was the 2021 sting operation that entangled him and three other landowners in a legal battle with the DNR.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2025
After they get entangled with Beetlejuice, misadventures through the Netherworld ensue.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Members of Jane's Addiction entangled themselves in a legal tug-of-war this week, with several members of the rock band suing the lead singer, who retaliated with a lawsuit of his own.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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However, a denim shirt knotted around the hips gives the look a special twist.—
Emma Mehl,
Glamour,
29 July 2025
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With the Yankees and Red Sox knotted up, the rivals will look to settle their first series of the season on Sunday Night Baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Two adults were pronounced dead at the scene, and one young female passenger was trapped inside the vehicle, authorities said.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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What Causes Smelly Feet? According to WebMD, the main cause of smelly feet is trapped sweat.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trump said the decision is complicated, weighing the benefits of marijuana use for medical reasons against potential societal impacts.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Polling Russians about the war is complicated, but surveys reveal that almost 70% of Russians are in support of the conflict and pursuing total victory.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Netflix's The Sandman has love stories that are tangled, tragic and anything but ordinary — a stark contrast to the cast's real-life romances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Indeed, the dogs didn't even reach the end of the porch before managing to wind up tangled and in need of help.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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Trump's recent predecessors — from former Presidents George W. Bush to Joe Biden — also became directly or indirectly enmeshed in foreign wars.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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By plunging the viewer into this chaotic inner world, Aster illustrates the dissonant appeal of being enmeshed in the perspective of, and maybe even rooting for, an individual committed to their belief in justice—even if that commitment can border on sordid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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The fight became intertwined with pushes to increase public education funding and teacher pay.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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But today’s disruptions are more complex, more intertwined—and far more urgent—than anything seen before.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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These situations provide an ideal opportunity for evil doers to set up bogus charities to entrap unsuspecting people.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2025
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The second method for estimating water in the parent melt uses the melt entrapped in minerals of CE6 basalts.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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In the rush to understand the formation history of solar systems like ours, one big conundrum still ensnares this field of research.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the end, Rothstein—a master spider—was ensnared in a web even more ingenious than his own, woven, maddeningly, by lesser spiders.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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