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also immeshed
as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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The original suit also ensnared the Harvard Club of New York, where lawyers for the women allege Toback was a frequent customer, often taking his victims there for meals and drinks before attacking them.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
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The legislation changes how the law describes the federal government and the legislature’s view of Second Amendment rights, in an effort to sidestep the legal problems that ensnared the 2021 law.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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Over the past two decades, observations have revealed that powerful plumes of gas emanating from both stars collide in the vast space between them, becoming entangled and creating a spiral stream of hot gas and dust in the sky.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The United States was entangled in foreign wars, and the CIA became a major facilitator of America’s global escapades, with covert operations in nearly every corner of the world.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Our two voices meshed really well.—
Christian John Wikane,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Badia said Dublin’s fashion scene is a vibrant tableau of history meshed with contemporary boldness.—
Fairchild Studio,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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The days-long search has involved multiple agencies, dogs, drones and volunteers on horses and ATVs from neighboring ranches.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Even if bad luck was involved, this year leaves no time for more patience with the most important people in the franchise.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Enmeshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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