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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanglement
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There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025 -
When that happens, the neuronal structure that tau supports can destabilize in ways that contribute to the formation of tangles.—
Robert Martone,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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GahnSmith is joined by Jay Frandsen, a Parks ecosystem scientist conducting water surveys and checking camera traps along the journey.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Even experienced users can fall for these traps.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Broadcom doesn’t name its large web-scale customers, but analysts have said dating back to last year that its first three clients were Google, Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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The series follows a Louvre art restorer who uncovers a cursed Mesopotamian mask tied to the storm god Baal Phegor, drawing her into a web of disappearances and dark secrets.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Gurba constructs a labyrinth of language where California poppies, childhood witchcraft and feminist rage bloom side by side.—
Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation is also part of this Haunted Corn Maze, which turns the strawberry fields into a terrifying labyrinth.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The characters are diverse and multifaceted, grappling with issues like identity, faith, romantic entanglements and more.—
Deena ElGenaidi,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Unexpected Christmas the film revolves around the romantic entanglements, family secrets, old rivalries — and love — that ensue when the Scott family comes together for a holiday reunion.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stars Crispin Glover as a down-on-his luck traveling musician stuck in a maze-like, remote hotel.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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But that was partially because of how absolutely quiet, calm and poised Gustavsson was in net.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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