entanglement
noun
en·tan·gle·ment
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
b
: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares
a project delayed by legal entanglements
2
: the condition of being deeply involved
their entanglement in politics
Examples of entanglement in a Sentence
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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Humpback whales are native to the mid-Atlantic region and boat strikes are a leading cause of death, along with entanglement with fishing gear, NOAA Fisheries reports.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 June 2025
Balancing industry with conservation But perhaps the biggest threat to North Atlantic right whales is entanglements, often in fishing gear.
—Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Disappoint Me, by Nicola Danin May 27 Nicola Danin’s first novel, the Lambda finalist Bellies, was a gorgeous tale of platonic entanglement and first love.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Quantum computers utilize entanglement and superposition to achieve exponential scaling, enabling them to solve problems that classical systems cannot handle.
—Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 June 2025
Balancing industry with conservation But perhaps the biggest threat to North Atlantic right whales is entanglements, often in fishing gear.
—Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Disappoint Me, by Nicola Danin May 27 Nicola Danin’s first novel, the Lambda finalist Bellies, was a gorgeous tale of platonic entanglement and first love.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Quantum computers utilize entanglement and superposition to achieve exponential scaling, enabling them to solve problems that classical systems cannot handle.
—Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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