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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
At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.
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Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Savants in the hip-hop and fashion industries become enmeshed together in the 1990s.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Savants in the hip-hop and fashion industries become enmeshed together in the 1990s.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Soon after the hearing, Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo gave a speech from the floor of the legislature, accusing her of seducing sources to entrap his father.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Or, in states that have established fetal personhood, officials might pass ordinances that could ensnare pregnant people in human trafficking charges.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Yelena’s final task from Allegra turns into a deadly setup that ensnares other anti-heroes with her — the very, very temporary Captain America, hot-headed agent John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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Along with tarpon, visitors can tangle inshore with snook, sea trout and redfish, or head out to the passes among the islands of Captiva, North Captiva and Boca Grande.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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This atmospheric river had been hovering over the Southeast for days, trapped by a strong high pressure system, before inching its way north.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Here's What the Director Has Teased Jack Nicholson's Son Ray Channels Dad's Creepy Grin in 'Smile 2' However, this victory is revealed to be a hallucination; in reality, Rose remains trapped within the house, and the entity overpowers her.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The pair have been entangled in the legal and PR battle since late December when Lively filed her lawsuit against the 41-year-old actor-director.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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While the regions in question often hold material or strategic value, the battles over naming and borders are deeply entangled with cultural identity, national pride and the weight of regional history.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Many of the album’s guests appeared on DDG’s Hit A Thon livestream, further meshing the worlds of musicians and content creators.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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James and Doncic will mesh better next season if both return, and both are expected to return.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The Justice Department ended three high-profile lawsuits involving a gun parts manufacturer in a win for firearms advocates after Attorney General Pam Bondi committed to easing bureaucratic restrictions on Second Amendment rights.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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There are roughly 100 trucks involved in the daily delivery of fuel.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Inside a narrow, precarious passageway, his left foot was snared by a rock.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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His case is connected to the same betting ring that snared former NBA player Jontay Porter, who was banned from the league for life.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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