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also immesh
as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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Recent Examples of enmesh
He got promoted three years later, to head coach, when the head coach who hired him got enmeshed in a scandal.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The three leading Democrats are enmeshed in a torrid fight for their political lives.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Then roots grow through and enmesh the fabric with the soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The three leading Democrats are enmeshed in a torrid fight for their political lives.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Then roots grow through and enmesh the fabric with the soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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During the winter months, the natural offshore winds blow emissions out to sea rather than trapping them over our cities, making the expensive California blend an unnecessary burden on drivers.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Scientists have found a way to make a new class of gas-trapping glass easier to manufacture by borrowing a centuries-old principle from traditional glassmaking.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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Recently, researchers in Germany developed a chain-launching drone interceptor that disables UAVs by tangling their spinning rotors midair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Somewhere along the way, though, conservation became tangled up in broader political culture wars.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Grunion may be taken by hand only — no appliances of any kind may be used, and no holes may be dug in the beach to entrap them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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Whatever his role, he too was now ensnared in Israel’s kill chain — the culmination of an intelligence-gathering process that began years ago.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The high-profile dispute ensnared other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the legal discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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