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to speak sharply or irritably
she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line
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Recent Examples of snarled
Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026
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
On my way back downtown, my taxi overtakes trucks packed with dangling meat carcasses while kamikaze scooters weave in and out of snarled traffic.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
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
Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Speaking at a press conference Monday, Beere vowed to track down anyone who escaped officers during their sweeping takedown, which snarled traffic along the bridge.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Traffic snarled around Abu Dhabi’s convention center, a rare nuisance these days for UAE drivers.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
The talks planned for Saturday come as much of the world is on edge over a war that has snarled crucial energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, clouded the global economic picture and left thousands dead across the Middle East.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Onshore projects can get snarled in land permitting issues, political blowback, and policy volatility; offshore projects, in contrast, can just get moved somewhere else.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Israel launched an aerial barrage against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains snarled.
—Susannah George, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The conflict has snarled access to oil and gas, driving up prices and sparking fears among some economists about a potential recession.
—Mary Ramsey
april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The remarks forecast a long stalemate, despite the mounting pressure on Congress to reopen the DHS that’s stemming from both the snarled airport traffic and the heightened national security risks stemming from the Iran war.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026
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
On my way back downtown, my taxi overtakes trucks packed with dangling meat carcasses while kamikaze scooters weave in and out of snarled traffic.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
As of Sunday evening, traffic was snarled at Robertson Boulevard and Burton Way, which is on the border between Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Speaking at a press conference Monday, Beere vowed to track down anyone who escaped officers during their sweeping takedown, which snarled traffic along the bridge.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Traffic snarled around Abu Dhabi’s convention center, a rare nuisance these days for UAE drivers.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
The talks planned for Saturday come as much of the world is on edge over a war that has snarled crucial energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, clouded the global economic picture and left thousands dead across the Middle East.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Onshore projects can get snarled in land permitting issues, political blowback, and policy volatility; offshore projects, in contrast, can just get moved somewhere else.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Israel launched an aerial barrage against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains snarled.
—Susannah George, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The conflict has snarled access to oil and gas, driving up prices and sparking fears among some economists about a potential recession.
—Mary Ramsey
april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarled
Adjective
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His drawings of this period, composed of fine, tangled lines, evoked a similar tone.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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When a porcini is young, the mouths of the tubes are covered with tangled white hairlike filaments called hyphae.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Oddly, this experience clarified a knotted series of truths the exhibition does not articulate.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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If somehow Charlotte ends up knotted with Miami and Orlando, the Heat have the edge followed by the Hornets and the Magic.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Though McCoy’s plot is often murkier than the polluted lake around which its events unfold, her voice, highly attuned to sensory experience, shines through.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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If canaries in coal mines were harbingers of safe conditions, surely piping plovers at Waukegan Beach mean the city is overcoming its polluted past.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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People can get sick after breathing in contaminated particles that get stirred into the air, especially while cleaning or spending time in places where rodents have been active, like sheds, garages, barns, cabins and storage areas.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Both options are naturally gluten-free, but oats are more likely to be cross-contaminated with gluten.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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While Liang seeks to distance the company from the tainted elements, Supermicro’s longer-term fate may hinge on whether Nvidia stays close or decides to keep its distance.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The case has it all — backroom deals, bribes, tainted legislation, dark money contributions — even the suicide of a prominent official at the center of the scandal.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Snarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarled. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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