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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
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
But without early shatterless mutations, our species would never have enmeshed its fate so deeply with grasses.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The three leading Democrats are enmeshed in a torrid fight for their political lives.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 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
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
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
But without early shatterless mutations, our species would never have enmeshed its fate so deeply with grasses.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The three leading Democrats are enmeshed in a torrid fight for their political lives.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmeshed
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Then, with an hour and a half to deadline, the telex room came to our rescue with a report of an explosion at a Welsh coalpit, which had left scores of miners trapped hundreds of feet underground.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Excess heat is being trapped by ever-rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere as humans continue to burn fossil fuels.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dunn got tangled up with defenders, and Clemson got possession of the ball with four seconds on the clock.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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And despite lacking drawstrings that might get tangled in the wash, its generously-sized hood covers and stays up on my daughter’s big head (99th percentile, thank you very much).—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Enmeshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshed. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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