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as in tangled
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
Eliza had been enmeshed in world-historical events through the careers of her father and her husband.
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Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Emily Gunyou Halaas skillfully embodies the producer and party host enmeshed in the obsession with critics’ approval.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
The movement to weaken the state’s decades-old vaccination requirements is enmeshed with Kennedy’s orbit.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Emily Gunyou Halaas skillfully embodies the producer and party host enmeshed in the obsession with critics’ approval.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
The movement to weaken the state’s decades-old vaccination requirements is enmeshed with Kennedy’s orbit.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmeshed
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The Tech Coup by Marietje Schaake Technology has been tangled up in modern life for a long time, but the entwinement of Big Tech, as an industry, with our daily habits—everything from tracking friends to hiring cabs—is new.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Later, Jimmy Uso was tangled up with Knight and when Jimmy came over to help out his brother, Jey saw an opportunity.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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But her quest for answers would unearth a family secret – and a doctor’s decades-old deception that has ensnared multiple families across the country.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pendant threads through Casino Royale and resurfaces in Quantum of Solace, where it’s revealed as a calling card of the network that ensnared Vesper; Bond (Daniel Craig) even carries it as a memento mori.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the time of the interview, at least four people had been killed and at least seven had been injured; dozens of others were still trapped under the rubble.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 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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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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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 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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Her taste and sensibility meshed perfectly with Deschanel, who took the creative lead in the decoration of the home.—
Catherine Hong,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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And Halford was pleased by how well his vocals meshed with Osbourne’s when they were added.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps above all, the new era involved the rapid expansion and growth in density of networks that enabled unprecedented movement of commodities, people, information (including the measurements recorded by Sabine’s observatories), and invasive organisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The study used data from surveys of 126 parents who experienced domestic or intimate partner violence and had been involved in a family court case between 2021 and 2023.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 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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McConkey snared the pass and turned upfield.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Enmeshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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