as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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as in trapped
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 knotted
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 tangled
Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
According to Sharif, ospreys often take fishing lines and similar materials to their nests and can become tangled in them.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
Google and Meta have larger media libraries, but those libraries are tangled in copyright, creator licensing, and regulatory review.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Adjective
And then Tabakis gets down to business with five emotionally tangled pieces for electric guitar.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
According to Sharif, ospreys often take fishing lines and similar materials to their nests and can become tangled in them.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Verb
Then in the defensive zone, Avalanche teammates Toews and Brock Nelson got tangled up along the boards as Toews tried to clear the puck.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
Google and Meta have larger media libraries, but those libraries are tangled in copyright, creator licensing, and regulatory review.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangled
Adjective
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Removing barriers for non-traditional students like prohibitive costs or complicated admissions and financial aid processes is one way to improve access, said Lane, who helps create the commission’s enrollment reports.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Several of them had taken part in the complicated 2018 cave rescue in northern Thailand of 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Sherri Wright recalled the moment of impact and waking up trapped inside the wreckage.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The news quickly drew headlines in Thailand because of its resemblance to the dramatic 2018 cave rescue in northern Thailand, where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks before being safely rescued in an operation that became a global sensation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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After the Storm Chasers took a 3-2 lead with two runs in the sixth, the Saints knotted the score on an RBI single by Ben Ross that plated Fedko in the bottom of the frame.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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With the game knotted at 1-1, the match went into extra time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The bar is 3,000 square feet in all, with muted pink pillows, intricate floral light fixtures and gold accents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Notably, Tutt made significant contributions in the design of the intricate parachute system used on NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft mission.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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Divers cautioned that the next phase of the mission will be extremely complex, and at the mercy of the elements.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Even if most of that new work was beneath their pay grade, the number of complex projects also exploded.—
Rob Collie,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangled. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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