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
Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Box-out drills, tip drills, fighting through a tangle of pads for the ball drills.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The back of Paltrow’s hair was teased and brushed out, leaving only her ends tangled in the hair tie.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
By cleaning up the existing tangle of overlapping truck routes, servicing these areas would take fewer trucks and fewer crew hours.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Box-out drills, tip drills, fighting through a tangle of pads for the ball drills.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Opponents of the Houston South Project, who have been tangled up in a legal battle with the United States Forest Service since 2020, say this ruling is a meaningful step in the right direction.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The back of Paltrow’s hair was teased and brushed out, leaving only her ends tangled in the hair tie.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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First, your confusion is kind of the point ‒ today's slang is part of an ever-changing lexicon that separates the young from the young-at-heart.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has detained hundreds of TPS holders from Venezuela nationwide, creating confusion about how the protections are being applied.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many moths, attracted to the ultraviolet lights, were captured during a light-trapping excursion near Malles Venosta, Italy.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Take a cue from the Celine runways and pair them with a blazer, low-profile retro sneaks, and a silk scarf knotted around the neck.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Along with its main collection that included the introduction of the new Maro geometric bag with loose napa leather strips knotted on the sides, Serapian displayed iterations of its iconic styles revisited by British designer Bethan Laura Wood.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Mercury’s retrograde ends on the 7th and will help clear up any misunderstandings or mental fog that have kept you stuck in the wrong dynamics for too long.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as early as 1892, scientists have noted that tiny droplets of water in the air can be positively or negatively charged in situations such as waterfall spray or fog.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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