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as in to knot
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 to trap
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 to complicate
to make complex or difficult
the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits
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According to the study, besides the arrangement of the nanosheets, the arrangement of the polymers entangled between them helped create the gel.
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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
The drama follows Isabel (Maestro), a pregnant woman who gets entangled in a passionate affair with an enigmatic alternative musician Elliot (Pace), after meeting him while hiking alone in upstate New York.
—Shayeza Walid, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The electricity poles are above ground and have become entangled with trees that grew around them, Schwartzberg said.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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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
The drama follows Isabel (Maestro), a pregnant woman who gets entangled in a passionate affair with an enigmatic alternative musician Elliot (Pace), after meeting him while hiking alone in upstate New York.
—Shayeza Walid, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The electricity poles are above ground and have become entangled with trees that grew around them, Schwartzberg said.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
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The teams traded leads down the stretch before senior Manny Brown (18 points) knotted the score 20-20 as the first quarter came to an end.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Hearts and lives, fears, memories and uncertainties knotted in a jumble of emotions.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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That's a problem when they're trapped in an experimental machine that simulates their creative ideas.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, cries for help emerged on social media for a group of priests trapped inside a church in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood, which endured much of the attack by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition that began late Tuesday.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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So, the situation is likely complicated, and your daughter could probably use someone to process this with.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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As with much in the Lake Tahoe basin, managing forests and homes for fire resilience is complicated.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Lucy Hale may be best known as the de-facto leader in Pretty Little Liars, but in an alternate reality she might have been enmeshed in a double life as the protagonist in Disney‘s Hannah Montana.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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The line also enmeshes craftsmanship with cultural storytelling.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
5 Mar. 2025
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Outside of the story, the protagonist’s anger is intertwined with the game mechanically.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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The two properties intertwine seamlessly, sharing a handful of common spaces.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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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
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Indeed, a recent IRS Chief Counsel memorandum shows that these traps can also ensnare the IRS.—
Matthew Roberts,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, however, have ensnared eligible U.S. citizens due to data inaccuracies.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entangle. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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