as in barked
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
Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarled
Adjective
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Crane and Radley begin digging and find a tangled web of lies, institutional cover-ups, and moral compromise.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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Snatches of conversation amid busy crowd scenes fill in the tangled web of alliances and grudges holding this land together, or tearing it apart.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The striped design is accented with pom-pom detailing, and the edges have a knotted fringe that adds even more interest.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Inside a lit paned-glass veranda, an older man in a dark sport coat with white piping and a knotted neck scarf tapped out his pipe on a saucer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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If conditions persist and there is no clean water or sanitation infrastructure, then people have no choice but to consume contaminated water, says environmental engineer Antarpreet Jutla of the University of Florida.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
15 Aug. 2025
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After the storm, follow local guidance, wear protective gear during cleanup, and avoid contact with wet electrical equipment or contaminated water.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In 2024, for example, the FDA issued warnings about online sales of tainted weight loss supplements.—
Rochelle Blease,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some of that tainted groundwater also is being pumped back to the plant for cooling before being released into White River.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Snarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarled. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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