as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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Recent Examples of tangled
Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The scandal involves a tangled web of personalities and businesses.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Hulu is going deeper into the tangled web of Tell Me Lies.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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The price hikes at the clinic happened for a reason that is symptomatic of the tangled web of federal policies that regulate drug pricing.
—Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The scandal involves a tangled web of personalities and businesses.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Hulu is going deeper into the tangled web of Tell Me Lies.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangled
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs aim to bring jobs and factories back to the U.S., but the reality is more complicated.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Back in 2021, the starlet opened up about those complicated early days following Angel’s birth.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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True to his word, Sharpe has immersed himself in the craft, mastering everything from tasting notes to the intricate distillation processes in Cognac, France.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The film also incorporates an experimental narrative approach called Deaf Point of View, using impressionistic visual photography and intricate sound design to thrust the audience into the Deaf experience.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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There are extensive drawbacks to using nuclear weapons, including their very destructiveness—which could undermine larger objectives or complicate battlefield operations—and the international backlash that would follow.—
Paul Avey,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
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Since the Trump administration took office, environmental activists have feared that certain existing standards could be rolled back and further complicate efforts to clean up American water supplies.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
26 Feb. 2025
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For a more complex generic cancer medication, the price of a six-month supply could be inflated by as much as $10,000, according to estimates from Diederik Stadig, an economist at ING, a European bank.—
Rebecca Robbins,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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This ingredient also increases your skin’s levels of glycan (the complex sugars that are naturally present in your skin), taking its natural smoothness to a heavenly level.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangled. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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