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as in tangled
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as in intertwined
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knotted
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
The medical professionals insert needles under the skin to target trigger points — knotted or tender areas — in muscles.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Batherson, a defender, scored her first career goal and knotted the game at 2-all four minutes into the final period on a power play — with another assist from Pannek and one from Kendall Cooper — her third.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Jewelry Knots Get out those knotted necklaces that have been sitting in your jewelry box.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
The medical professionals insert needles under the skin to target trigger points — knotted or tender areas — in muscles.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
The score was knotted at 30 after 12 minutes, and the Warriors led 69-64 at halftime.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Batherson, a defender, scored her first career goal and knotted the game at 2-all four minutes into the final period on a power play — with another assist from Pannek and one from Kendall Cooper — her third.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knotted
Adjective
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Where the two meet, bundles of the hotter stuff pierce the dusty shell, creating knotty plumes that look vaguely like comets.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
20 Jan. 2026
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Its moral dimensions are more straightforward than those in Jude’s previous work (and its form much simpler in kind), but only because their practical applications are that much knottier in return.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Need to brush up on the tangled web of relationships before watching Season 4?—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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The book picks up in the aftermath, leading you no closer to an absolute answer but through the tangled impossibility of ever fully knowing another person.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Various body treatments and massages are available, all intertwined with local ingredients meant to awaken your senses.—
David Duran,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Schedule Policy/Career is an attempt to disarm that weapon by restoring accountability precisely where expertise and policy are most intertwined.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Similarly, George Crumb’s 1970 Black Angels, composed in response to the Vietnam War, includes jagged marks that approximate the sound of helicopters.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Giles Deacon blue and green jagged stripe) as a base option.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Inside the stadium, the crowd was a bit sparse for opening acts Wisdom Indian Dancers — introduced and joined onstage by country singer and later performer Margo Price — and Madeline Edwards as attendees worked their way through the snarled traffic around the stadium and blocks-long entrance lines.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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Over the course of three days, the rescue team worked to cut away the snarled ropes, with video capturing their approach to the whale in a small boat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Customers are also digging through the drawers for scrap gold and unwanted or broken jewelry.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Is this a buying opportunity or a broken narrative?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dealing with repairs because of the contaminated gas?—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Major soil removal underway Meerbott said restoring the park has become a priority as crews work to remove contaminated soil.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At Zain’s house, Yazid perched at the edge of his seat and stood up every time Zain’s mother came into the room, bringing first pomegranate sherbet, then food, several dishes served on a low table set in front of the sofa, and even a dessert, carrot halvah with clotted cream.—
Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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Select flights also include Virgin's signature afternoon tea service, featuring sandwiches, tea cakes, and warm scones with jam and clotted cream.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2025
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“Knotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knotted. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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