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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For potential patients, this information overload—and the social baggage that comes with it—often creates more confusion than clarity.—
Christy Saia-Owenby,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The pressure comes as confusion swirls around whether President Trump will exempt some businesses from efforts to arrest and deport immigrants living illegally in the United States.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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If not, neighbors, friends, or anyone nearby needs to know that they could be trapped.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Verb
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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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Trailing 10-6 to open the final frame, Park scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter, with Josie Leonard hitting Madi Brinkman for a transition goal to knot the game with seven minutes to play, less than a minute after the Wolfpack scored to trim their deficit to one.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 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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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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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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