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also immeshed
as in trapped
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 enmeshed
Stocks enmeshed in the crypto industry climbed as bitcoin’s price rebounded back above $73,000.
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Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Of course some executives enmeshed in takeover battles – David Zazlav, for example – add layers of stock enhancements to their compensation.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
As a private attorney, Romano is marshaling his experience to help people enmeshed in labor disputes.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
On Wall Street, the recovery for bitcoin helped stocks of companies enmeshed in the crypto economy.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
The tumbling prices dragged down stocks of companies enmeshed in the crytocurrency industry.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The board has been enmeshed in controversy with other countries over the language of its charter.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Of course some executives enmeshed in takeover battles – David Zazlav, for example – add layers of stock enhancements to their compensation.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
As a private attorney, Romano is marshaling his experience to help people enmeshed in labor disputes.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
On Wall Street, the recovery for bitcoin helped stocks of companies enmeshed in the crypto economy.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
The tumbling prices dragged down stocks of companies enmeshed in the crytocurrency industry.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The board has been enmeshed in controversy with other countries over the language of its charter.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Mark Ruffalo, as a grieving husband leading the task force, and Tom Pelphrey, as a grieving brother enmeshed in robbery, are amazing as two men who would and should be friends and allies in a better world.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmeshed
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Fracking is the injection of water deep into the ground to free oil trapped in shale formations in states across the center part of the country.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fire aboard the Conception dive boat in 2019 killed 34 people who were trapped below deck while the captain jumped overboard.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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If travel plans or deliveries get tangled, confirm details ASAP, before problems get any bigger.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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In another sequence, Jokic, Dort and Oklahoma City’s Aaron Wiggins got tangled up in the backcourt during a live ball as play continued at the opposite end of the court.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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