enmesh

verb

in-ˈmesh How to pronounce enmesh (audio)
variants also immesh
Definition of enmeshnext
as in to entrap
to catch or hold as if in a net soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention

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Recent Examples of enmesh Nikola was a hot startup and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scandal and its founder was convicted in 2022 for misleading investors about the Arizona company's technology. — CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025 As Musk attempts a $97.4 billion hostile takeover of Altman’s OpenAI, the pair are following the same bros-to-foes arc — co-founders of OpenAI back in 2015 when Altman was a 20-something entrepreneur (like a young Kendrick opening for Drake) who soon became enmeshed in a rift. — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025 The Night Agent upped the ante in its second outing, with Peter becoming enmeshed in a chemical weapons threat and (gulp) unwittingly swaying a presidential election that sends his moral compass spinning. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025 One final Biden controversy Former President Biden, leaving office with some of the lowest approval ratings of any recent president, got enmeshed in one final controversy. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enmesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
  1. entrap
  2. ensnare
  3. tangle
  4. trap
  5. entangle
  6. mesh
  7. involve
  8. snare
Verb
  • Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In the initial announcement about the plan to vacate the convictions of felons entrapped by crack-selling stings in Broward County, the convicts were told not to contact the State Attorney's Office or the Broward Sheriff's Office.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of entrap
Verb
  • The family of shows ensnared plenty of big names throughout their air, including Gary Busey, Omarosa, LaToya Jackson and Lisa Rinna.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Microsoft’s center of gravity in corporate software ultimately ensnared Skype, which found itself in the Office division and under orders to build tools geared toward a workplace audience as well as a consumer one.
    — Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of ensnare
Verb
  • Land a fiber-optic drone in the wrong spot and its millimeters-thick, through which the drone sends and receives signals, could get tangled.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Page, whose character is tangled in a complicated dynamic with Harris', framed the movie's tension as a battle between personal needs and global consequences.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of tangle
Verb
  • The man the Observer spoke to is worried about his mother, who is still trapped in Afghanistan.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This is a phenomenon where workers remain trapped in jobs due to financial fears, skill gaps, and uncertainty.
    — Kirstie McDermott | THIS COLUMN WAS CREATED BY JOBBIO, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of trap
Verb
  • Read More: How Tiny Bubbles Could Deliver Medication to the Brain Entanglement and UV According to the study, besides the arrangement of the nanosheets, the arrangement of the polymers entangled between them helped create the gel.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
  • And Maddie gets entangled in a series of violent follow-home robberies.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of entangle
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  • Raftery said Tuesday in a conference call that coach Bill Self has had difficulty getting the new players to mesh.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Back to that misconception about oily skin and moisturizer not meshing together.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of mesh
Verb
  • Stark saves Peter from dangerous arms dealers — including Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) — and warns him not to get involved.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Although the exact reasons are not yet known, this may be due to light's effects on increasing levels of cortisol, a hormone that modulates the stress response or the effect of light on the amygdala, a part of the brain involved in emotions.
    — Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of involve
Verb
  • But today, with both private equity and venture capital snared in a distribution drought, there might be a silver lining to darkening economic clouds.
    — Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The flick snared $653 million at the domestic box office and more than $1 billion globally.
    — Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Russell Leung, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of snare

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