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
Grace McCarty, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
This compact jewelry case has designated spots for earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets, so everything stays organized and tangle-free.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Deceptive and newly married to her former best friend’s father, Hayley is tangled in a web of her own making—her motives appearing tied more to money than romance.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Fullness and body may come naturally, but so can long drying times, tangles, and frizz.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
This compact jewelry case has designated spots for earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets, so everything stays organized and tangle-free.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
And despite lacking drawstrings that might get tangled in the wash, its generously-sized hood covers and stays up on my daughter’s big head (99th percentile, thank you very much).
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Deceptive and newly married to her former best friend’s father, Hayley is tangled in a web of her own making—her motives appearing tied more to money than romance.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
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Michelle Sparck, director of Get Out the Native Vote, a nonpartisan voting rights advocacy group affiliated with the Alaska Federation of Natives, worries about creating confusion and fear among voters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Other passengers described confusion and disorganization within the lines themselves.—
Jared Eggleston,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The team realized that radiation kills chips by trapping electrical charges in transistors’ insulating layers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Licence argued, Harold also sent ships to Hastings to attempt a pincer movement to trap William from the south, but the fleet arrived too late to change the course of the devastating battle that took place on October 14.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Cincinnati knotted the score again in the 52nd minute on Ayoub Jabbari's first career goal in his 10th appearance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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His fifth 3-pointer knotted the score at 69.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some patchy inland fog was also possible, mainly across the interior and over on the southwestern coast of Florida.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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