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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
The GirlsDoPorn matter has also entangled popular free sites such as PornHub.
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Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
In the years after their split, the exes were entangled in a heated custody battle involving Hudson.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The parade, then, demonstrates a rootedness that is complex and plural, entangled with shifting identities and complicated histories.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The GirlsDoPorn matter has also entangled popular free sites such as PornHub.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
In the years after their split, the exes were entangled in a heated custody battle involving Hudson.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The parade, then, demonstrates a rootedness that is complex and plural, entangled with shifting identities and complicated histories.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The GirlsDoPorn matter has also entangled popular free sites such as PornHub.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entangle
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With the score now knotted, Saginaw continued its strong defense and then took the lead on another long run by Irvin.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Catcher Carson Kelly’s two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth knotted the score at 6-6 after the Cubs chipped away at a 6-1 deficit.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flip that switch, and suddenly every market becomes accessible, and good ideas trapped behind a language wall get unleashed.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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During this time of year, tropical activity tends to develop in the Caribbean or Gulf, rather than near Africa, which also complicates response efforts, Francis said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, the current crop of general-purpose humanoids tends to target moderate loads, similar to an average person, because higher payloads complicate balance and actuator sizing.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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This little case keeps rings, necklaces, and earrings neatly tucked away, so nothing gets tangled—or worse, left behind.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.—
Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lam advocates for a broad reintroduction of discretion, through which people enmeshed in bureaucracies would be given more room to make individual decisions.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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As Stewart makes clear, conjuring has been enmeshed in American life for centuries.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Silent Friend stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm and Seydoux and intertwines three time periods, set in the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany where a majestic ginkgo tree stands.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Everything is roses and multi-colored macarons (though Ziva is in therapy for some extreme post-traumatic stress) until Tony's company becomes intertwined with a dangerous criminal enterprise.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hatt was ejected from the truck, and Winkler was entrapped.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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For example, the Osoed interceptor uses a net-launching mechanism to ensnare adversary UAVs at speeds up to 140 kilometers per hour.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, the two, along with 26 other men, were ensnared in the YSL RICO case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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