1
as in tangling
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 trapping
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 complicating
to make complex or difficult
the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
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But the couple’s intertwining legacy with the history of the Mechoopda people, who were displaced by the rush of settlers and miners who flocked to the land that is now called Chico, has not been without controversy.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025 -
For my detailed coverage on the intertwining role of AI and cognitive science, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Entangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangling. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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