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
Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 11 June 2025
We weren’t equipped to deal with the coils and tangles in the wires.
—Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The homeowner's Stars and Stripes, which was fluttering on the flagpole beside the entrance, was tangled.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Noun
To get started, take care of the tangles throughout your hair strands.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 11 June 2025
We weren’t equipped to deal with the coils and tangles in the wires.
—Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Verb
In June, Emily’s legs were tangled between Gen’s in the flatbed of Gen’s pick-up truck, the metal hot beneath her skin.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The homeowner's Stars and Stripes, which was fluttering on the flagpole beside the entrance, was tangled.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangle
Noun
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That means naming the fear, the confusion and even the shame that might arise.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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That temptation, rich in moral confusion, runs through Leonardland, onscreen as on the page.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Made from a durable and porous nylon-spandex blend, the skort doesn’t trap heat.—
Esme Benjamin,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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These filters trap smoke particles and other pollutants, helping keep the air inside your car cleaner.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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The motifs and borders were knotted in red, blue, black and other shades of cream or natural wool.—
Dorothy Armstrong
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Your browser does not support the video tag. Oklahoma City needs more efficient offense from Jalen Williams to take Game 4 and knot up this series.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Navigating a business through economic uncertainty can feel like driving at night on an unfamiliar road as the fog rolls in.—
Anita Nelson,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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An international team of astronomers now suggests this signal could be used to determine how light from the first stars interacted with this cosmic fog, helping to lift it.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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