as in tangle
something that catches and holds
legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings
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Noun
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The lunchtime sandwich that reigns supreme is undoubtedly the mushroom dip, with a tangle of Long Beach oyster mushrooms confited in oil, then roasted until their edges become crisp and curl in the pizza oven.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Inside a sourdough bun was an egg square folded with veggies and a tangle of arugula; sesame seeds formed a crisp outer layer on the bun.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Oil and gas infuse the pores of sandstone; layers of impermeable caprock trap it inside.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When insurers pull out or double their rates, the resulting lack of affordable coverage stalls recovery and traps families in deep financial pits.—
Carlos Curbelo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Megan’s Law web site provides the perfect model, and tech has greatly improved over the past 16 years and shouldn’t generate such tremendous cost estimates.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like him, there were other web developers and students who worked two jobs while getting top grades.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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For many Florida elders, a visit from an adult protection investigator is the start of a one-way journey into a labyrinth.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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One floor underground is a labyrinth of snazzy, high-tech equipment designed to bio-hack, educate and optimize performance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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After alerting a flight attendant, the woman vanished into the rest room to avoid further entanglement.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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An emotional entanglement or intense conversation could push you to confront where your energy is going.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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With bright neon pink table covers, Gordibuenas stands out in the maze that is the famous Sunday Langunilla market.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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That led to a turnover that created a prime chance for Guentzel, but Schenn was steady, bringing some of the sturdiness Ruff was looking for in front of Buffalo’s net.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Pinto scored into an empty net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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