as in confusions
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 traps
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 knots
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 tangles
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Tuohy found that only our top overall robovac pick, the Matic, did a better job on hard surfaces, while the Saros 20’s DuoDivide brush is designed to resist hair tangles, reducing the amount of maintenance required.
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Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Ionic technology helps regulate heat and flatten thick hair types while eliminating frizz, and the ceramic plates deliver a shiny, snag-free finish that's especially useful for thick hair prone to tangles.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
Those tests include amyloid and tau PET scans to help detect amyloid plaque and tau tangles in the brain, while allowing for earlier detection and monitoring disease progression, according to the American Brain Foundation.
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Wendy Coschignano-Ford,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Before 2014, bull kelp—a whip-like kelp with bulbous air bladders and trailing blades —stretched across Northern California’s coastline in dense tangles.
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Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
For dogs and cats, the Hertzko Double-Sided Dog and Cat Dematting Comb has teeth designed for intense tangles and matting.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Scratched carpets are buried under tangles of wires and computing gear.
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ABC News,
11 May 2026
This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.
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Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
26 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
This Levoit vacuum just dropped under $200, and its impressive ability to pick up hair without any tangles is a pet owner’s dream.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Tuohy found that only our top overall robovac pick, the Matic, did a better job on hard surfaces, while the Saros 20’s DuoDivide brush is designed to resist hair tangles, reducing the amount of maintenance required.
—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Ionic technology helps regulate heat and flatten thick hair types while eliminating frizz, and the ceramic plates deliver a shiny, snag-free finish that's especially useful for thick hair prone to tangles.
—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
Those tests include amyloid and tau PET scans to help detect amyloid plaque and tau tangles in the brain, while allowing for earlier detection and monitoring disease progression, according to the American Brain Foundation.
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Wendy Coschignano-Ford,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Before 2014, bull kelp—a whip-like kelp with bulbous air bladders and trailing blades —stretched across Northern California’s coastline in dense tangles.
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Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
For dogs and cats, the Hertzko Double-Sided Dog and Cat Dematting Comb has teeth designed for intense tangles and matting.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Scratched carpets are buried under tangles of wires and computing gear.
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ABC News,
11 May 2026
This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.
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Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Wire pin or slicker brushes work best for dogs with long hair that tangles easily.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangles
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Before the Lost Weekend, John and Yoko had their New York Year — turning their personal confusions into beautifully vivid moments of rage and pain.
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Shredded cardboard works as worm bin substrate, balances compost, and traps pests like slugs.
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There is a sticky glue board inside that traps the pests, too.
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No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.
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Stories like these usually lurch from one contrivance and complication to the next, but Chad Powers knots itself into a genuinely thorny conflict by the finale.
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And fogs are closer to us than clouds.
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Over-the-counter pesticides and fogs will not do the job.
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Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.
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Beyond the red tape that snarls any new apartment, condominiums confront an additional hurdle.
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