as in tangle
something that catches and holds his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

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Recent Examples of entanglement The book takes place over the course of one afternoon blow job, while both participants remember the entirety of their entanglement. Haley Mlotek, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025 All of these entanglements are levers that can be pulled to shift his behavior. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Unlike much of their work to date, Tunnel Vision steers almost entirely clear of romantic entanglements and heartbreak as subject matter. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025 In episode 12, Jamie makes his feelings about Claire and John’s entanglement clear in a long, heated sequence where Jamie and Claire are working through their own emotions in real time. Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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Noun
  • Focus on your waist, not just your weight As the size of a person’s belly grows, studies show the memory center of the brain shrinks and hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s disease can appear — namely beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Unwinding the tangle of sanctions — as well as countermeasures enacted by the Russian government — would be a long and complicated process.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Later, the ladies end up falling into the trap of talking about politics at dinner (been there!).
    Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
  • That dream became a reality four months later when, on February 11, scientists found young salmon in a trap several miles downstream from the egg deposit sites.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Mark is determined to solve the Gemma/Miss Casey question and rescue either or both of them (preferably both) from the labyrinth of Lumen's corridors and conference rooms.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Is this a burgeoning love affair or just another con job stacked on top of a labyrinth of deceptions?
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The survey polled 1,033 adults via web, phone and field interviews from Feb. 4 -12 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
    Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Surveillance cameras are crucial for deterring and solving crimes, finding missing people and fighting terrorism in cities across the US, but a unique web of eyes is observing Bourbon Street.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The challenge is cutting through the maze of myths and taking an intelligent approach to recovery.
    Vijay Menon, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Tracking Liam down at a maze of a house, Nolan fell through a weak floor, as Miles watched.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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