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as in barked
to speak sharply or irritably
she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line
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Recent Examples of snarled
Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
—Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarled
Adjective
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The collective tension as the game went on, and the poles became taller and more tangled, made every move exciting.—
James Palmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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Her free-associative lyrics are either mesmerizingly strange or plainly hilarious, and her tangled, clanging riffs have an oddly soothing effect.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Her look featured a bikini top with a knotted detail in the center, wide-leg pants and a matching headband to tie everything together.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The contemporary cabin design is another perk, characterized by knotted pine ceilings, charcoal walls, and rustic accents.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So far, 96 of those samples were negative by polymerase chain reaction testing, or PCR, which detects live virus as well as inactive viral particles, indicating that those cheeses probably weren’t made with contaminated milk.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Once notified of the problem, the three local governments reacted by curtailing use of their contaminated wells and relying more on uncontaminated wells.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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But publishers are often slow to retract tainted papers, even when alerted to obvious fraud.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Publishers, however, are often slow to retract tainted papers, even when alerted to obvious signs of fraud.—
Guillaume Cabanac,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Snarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarled. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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