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as in tangled
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 trapped
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 complicated
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 entangled
But things get messy when one of the expendables survives a mission that was meant to kill him and he gets entangled with the latest iteration of himself.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Yen’s Fok becomes a prosecutor tasked with handling the case of Ma Ka Kit (rising star Mason Fung), a struggling young man entangled in a drug trafficking charge.
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Meanwhile, Dwight and Jim are entangled in a prank war.
—Aurelie Corinthios, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Scientists have reported that two endangered whales have been found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
But this year, with Iran and Russia entangled in other conflicts, what remained of Syria’s armed opposition seized the opportunity.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Ivan Moffat, a screenwriter she was entangled with at the time, later remarked that her personality didn’t suit show business.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
López Estrada observed how Keiko’s story captured the complicated intersection of the human and animal worlds through the life of a whale who needed people but became entangled in their agendas, ultimately questioning who truly needed saving.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
The three pillars of the bro-economy White offered a similar concern, should crypto end up further entangled in the global economy.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Yen’s Fok becomes a prosecutor tasked with handling the case of Ma Ka Kit (rising star Mason Fung), a struggling young man entangled in a drug trafficking charge.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Dwight and Jim are entangled in a prank war.
—Aurelie Corinthios, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Scientists have reported that two endangered whales have been found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
But this year, with Iran and Russia entangled in other conflicts, what remained of Syria’s armed opposition seized the opportunity.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Ivan Moffat, a screenwriter she was entangled with at the time, later remarked that her personality didn’t suit show business.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
López Estrada observed how Keiko’s story captured the complicated intersection of the human and animal worlds through the life of a whale who needed people but became entangled in their agendas, ultimately questioning who truly needed saving.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
The three pillars of the bro-economy White offered a similar concern, should crypto end up further entangled in the global economy.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Entangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangled. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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