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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
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as in to complicate
to make complex or difficult
the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
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Recent Examples of entangle
Read Next National Three rare, endangered whales were entangled in fishing gear.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Prior to their split, Millepied was rumored to have been entangled in an affair with 25-year-old French climate activist Camille Etienne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
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
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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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Prior to their split, Millepied was rumored to have been entangled in an affair with 25-year-old French climate activist Camille Etienne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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For weeks, The White Lotus played with a truly macabre storyline like a cat with a ball of string, pulling it out, chasing it around, knotting it up.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the device properties are just right, this could give rise to a two-dimensional version of a global electronic state that can be knotted up.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Mar. 2025
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Law enforcement in Willacy County were still working to save residents trapped in their homes Friday after about 12 to 15 inches of rain pummeled the area over a six-hour period, the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator Frank Torres said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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In Alamo, the police and fire department responded to more than 100 water rescues, including people stranded in their vehicles and trapped in their homes, Fire Department Chief R.C. Flores said at a news conference Friday afternoon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Missing their leading scorer and best player will complicate that pursuit.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the digital scan has complicated a controversial narrative about a first officer on the Titanic: William Murdoch, who has long been accused of abandoning his post.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Using the necklace Axel secretly gave Taylor as bait to lure him into getting tangled up with the drains in their hot tub and then using their little Finnish NotRoomba™ to seal the Tub Top is pretty diabolical.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Read Next Florida Diver died while tangled in propeller off Florida, feds say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The iPhone is a quintessentially 21st century product — Californian in its creation and design and now enmeshed in the global economy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Wall Street’s blue Monday even pulled down stocks of companies enmeshed in the cryptocurrency economy, which rose strongly in the morning.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Each evening presents a distinctive curatorial lens, intertwining classical music, experimental performance, gospel, zydeco, and future-forward sounds that spotlight the influence of the African diaspora on Houston’s cultural terrain.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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Workplace leaders who care about lessening inequality need to understand that racial and religious identities are often deeply intertwined.—
Denise Daniels,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Edward tentatively goes into another room and returns naked save for the mask entrapping his face.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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The poisonous tree does ensnare Lochlan, however, who does pass out after drinking a smoothie, but his father saves him.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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The White House is also currently ensnared in a lawsuit brought forward by the Associated Press.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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