as in entanglement
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Noun
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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 -
In his 1796 Farewell Address, George Washington warned Americans against entanglement with Europe.—
JENNIFER KAVANAGH,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group's entrapment in a strange place, forced to navigate through a series of complex challenges to escape, is reminiscent of Alice in Borderland.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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In 2016, aspiring writer-director Carmen Emmi came across a Los Angeles Times article about undercover cops who would arrest gay men on charges of lewd conduct in public bathrooms — a controversial tactic criticized as a form of entrapment.—
Max Gao,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This identity enmeshment can cause tunnel vision and reduce resilience.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That is an unhealthy amount of enmeshment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What happened Tuesday was an ambush by the potent Dodgers, who rolled to a 10-5 win in Game 1 of the best-of-three series.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under an imperial decree, her captors become unlikely allies, guiding Jewish refugees through ambushes, shifting alliances and treacherous waters, while Sara confronts leadership, loyalty and love at a high cost.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The app is available in English across 145 countries for all logged-in ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro accounts, on both web and mobile (iOS and Android).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those included a successful 2023 case brought by a Colorado web designer who said having to create websites for same-sex weddings would violate her free speech rights.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Envelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelopment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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