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also immeshing
as in ensnaring
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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Last September, when news broke that another friend of Kraus’s, the journalist Olivia Nuzzi, had exchanged intimate texts with Kennedy, Kraus wrote a Substack post accusing Nuzzi of ensnaring Kennedy and insulted her looks on Instagram.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025 -
On another, the Internal Revenue Code stands ready with its expatriation tax regime—potentially ensnaring not only those who voluntarily renounce their citizenship but also those whose citizenship is stripped away.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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But Pynchon is also funny, and the disorientation of his novels gives ways to discovery, and un-tangling, and the characters have goofy names that allude to their archetypal nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The parachute relies on a single suspension line rather than many cords, which reduces tangling and speeds up deployment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, the concept of an energy source that can run 24/7 and emit no heat-trapping greenhouse gases when generating power is compelling.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the course of one such quest, Chloe takes off in the getaway carriage—accidentally trapping a duke named Lawrence inside.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Various returners are back, meshing with new talent determined to play strong team basketball.—
Shane Connuck
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s second season as the starter hasn’t gone as planned, with the Wildcats underachieving amid some early struggles meshing with offensive coordinator Matt Wells.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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German military drills last month in the northern port city of Hamburg demonstrated how like a spider, a large military drone shot a net at a smaller one in mid-flight, entangling its propellers and forcing it to the ground, where a robotic dog trotted over to seek possible explosives.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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The group also performed a two-qubit entangling gate with 98% fidelity, single-qubit rotations, and heating rate tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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Angus Cloud, who played drug dealer Fezco, died after season two; the second season ended on a major cliff-hanger involving his character.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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What ensues is a community-wide frenzy involving the kids’ teacher, their parents, the local police, and the one kid in class who conspicuously remained.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Pro Bowl returner had a Pro Bowl-type breakout as a receiver in last year's Week 17 matchup against these same Bengals, snaring a 51-yard touchdown bomb from Bo Nix in the fourth quarter and adding another game-tying score at the end of regulation to push that late-December game into overtime.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Enmeshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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