as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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Recent Examples of tangle
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Amy Adams is a tangle of soft and sharp edges, of remorse and defensiveness in an emotionally raw performance as an alcoholic luminary from the modern dance world struggling to reintegrate into life with her family, friends and professional colleagues after six months in rehab.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The guy just got his feet tangled up.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
These specialty vacuums have powerful suction and tangle-resistant brush heads.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Amy Adams is a tangle of soft and sharp edges, of remorse and defensiveness in an emotionally raw performance as an alcoholic luminary from the modern dance world struggling to reintegrate into life with her family, friends and professional colleagues after six months in rehab.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Diabate was whistled for a foul after he got tangled up inside the paint with Duren.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The guy just got his feet tangled up.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangle
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Thirty-one years after founding the Vans Warped Tour, the pop-punk patriarch is looking at the modern music industry with a mixture of confusion and frustration.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is not merely confusion about who is responsible but a gradual weakening of the expectations that make responsibility meaningful at all.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Pressure has been mounting on Australia, the US, the UK and other countries to repatriate thousands of citizens, most of them women and children, who have been trapped in detention camps in Syria since the fall of the Caliphate more than five years ago.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Unlike some twill weave sheets that may trap heat, these are made with bamboo-viscose, a naturally cooling fabric.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sophomore Nahla Whittier’s two free throws to start the fourth period knotted the game at 27-27.—
Mike Waters,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Simply knot the ends to keep debris out.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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There will also be a bit of patchy fog.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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