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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
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
Oil prices have spiked because the war has snarled the production and transportation of crude in the Persian Gulf.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As long as missiles and drones keep flying and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is snarled, there's the potential for things to get out of control.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
The ground stops comes amid ongoing issues at the nation's airports where travelers have been snarled by long lines amid a partial government shutdown.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 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
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
Oil prices have spiked because the war has snarled the production and transportation of crude in the Persian Gulf.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As long as missiles and drones keep flying and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is snarled, there's the potential for things to get out of control.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
The ground stops comes amid ongoing issues at the nation's airports where travelers have been snarled by long lines amid a partial government shutdown.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarled
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The Charmast Portable Charger keeps all my devices alive without requiring me to pack a tangled mess of extra cords.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
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Biological molecules were deconstructed and flattened into a tangled mess of mostly carbon and hydrogen.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 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
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Nu Stadium erupted and the game remained knotted 1-1 at halftime.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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State officials issued islandwide brown water advisories for Oahu and Maui after storms sent polluted runoff into coastal waters.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Another method involves covering contaminated areas with clean soil, clay or concrete.—
Eduardo B. Farfán,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses roam free.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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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 25 Apr. 2026.
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