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also immesh
as in to entrap
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
As summer gives way to fall—cooler nights, busier days—there are more opportunities to be present, to be deliberate, to be enmeshed in the dailiness of one’s life.
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
In addition, crucial societal and business-minded tradeoffs are fully enmeshed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to PwC, only 19% of younger fans watched an entire game when at home, and usually are enmeshed in another activity at the same time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
The child of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Stiller was enmeshed in the entertainment industry even before turning pro.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
In addition, crucial societal and business-minded tradeoffs are fully enmeshed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to PwC, only 19% of younger fans watched an entire game when at home, and usually are enmeshed in another activity at the same time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
The child of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Stiller was enmeshed in the entertainment industry even before turning pro.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Eagles, at times, struggled to entrap the eighth-year veteran quarterback.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Around the same time, Ortega-Jiménez discovered that spiderwebs deform when positively charged insects fly by, bulging out to ensnare them.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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The film’s final reveal is one last turning of the knife in Lapid’s incisive, combustible critique of a country ensnared in the delirium of war.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Suncast resin hose hideaway prevents cracking, tangling and freezing as temperatures drop.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Importantly, the net-illuminating gear is also highly effective at preventing sea turtles from getting tangled in the gillnets.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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Executives praised the film, which follows the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s failed attempt to save Hind, a Palestinian child who was killed in Gaza in 2024 after being trapped in a car under Israeli fire.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even in the 19th century, the novel was considered a dangerous medium, one that would trap people—especially impressionable young women—in the thrall of isolation and fantasy.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, the selvedge looms became entangled in the sheriff’s sale of Vidalia Mills in Louisiana.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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One whale detected entangled last December far from shore is unnamed right whale Catalog #5110, which was spotted again in Cape Cod Bay in April of this year with fishing gear still attached.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The objective, when solely looking at the characters, doesn’t mesh with the struggles that have come before.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The style’s 100-percent organic cotton composition, too, will ensure these babies last you for years on end, meshing well with everything from Fair Isle sweaters to your sexiest date-night halter tops.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Risk assessment involves not only the amygdala but also the insula, which lies next to it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Piastri was unhappy with the move, but McLaren opted against intervening during the race, which would have involved asking Norris to give the place back.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rester made a diving save less than a minute later, and Owen Johnston — Mounds Park Academy’s goaltender — snared a Clark shot about two minutes thereafter to keep the game 1-1.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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After several tries, rescuers managed to lure the kitten with food before using a leash pole to snare it around the neck and hoist it to safety.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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