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also immesh
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
At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.
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Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Savants in the hip-hop and fashion industries become enmeshed together in the 1990s.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Savants in the hip-hop and fashion industries become enmeshed together in the 1990s.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Most horror flicks entrap their characters in one location or put them in some sort of unique, tense situation (think: satanic possession, or pissing off the wrong truck driver, attracting the wrong person, etc.), but in Final Destination, Death works with the great mundane canvas of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Early motherhood entraps them—and their children—in a bleak socioeconomic cycle that’s almost impossible to break.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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The comments add to a growing web from the trial that has ensnared several big names in the music industry and Hollywood, including Michael B. Jordan and Kid Cudi.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The book-burning incident appeared to be an unusual local manifestation of a simmering culture war over books reflecting diversity, one that has occasionally ensnared Jewish books and has lately been folded into the Trump administration’s push against diversity initiatives.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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Along with tarpon, visitors can tangle inshore with snook, sea trout and redfish, or head out to the passes among the islands of Captiva, North Captiva and Boca Grande.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Here's What the Director Has Teased Jack Nicholson's Son Ray Channels Dad's Creepy Grin in 'Smile 2' However, this victory is revealed to be a hallucination; in reality, Rose remains trapped within the house, and the entity overpowers her.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The bus flipped over and caught fire; the children were trapped inside, and six died, along with one of their teachers.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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He gets entangled in his tow-truck chain, dragged down the street, and the friction then sets him on fire.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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But her time in public service became entangled with a private business.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Few are better able to explain how mega-stardom and the industry mesh together than Baz, or the (occasionally) cheeky methods needed to get into the most-exclusive soirees.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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In my view, the old ideal doesn’t mesh well with modern longevity.—
Chad Willardson,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The Justice Department ended three high-profile lawsuits involving a gun parts manufacturer in a win for firearms advocates after Attorney General Pam Bondi committed to easing bureaucratic restrictions on Second Amendment rights.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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There are roughly 100 trucks involved in the daily delivery of fuel.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Inside a narrow, precarious passageway, his left foot was snared by a rock.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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His case is connected to the same betting ring that snared former NBA player Jontay Porter, who was banned from the league for life.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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