as in to tangle
to place in conflict or difficulties
the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall
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Recent Examples of embroil
The musician further stressed that this was a creative choice, rather than anything related to the countless controversies Ye has embroiled himself in these past few years (and is ostensibly trying to move past).
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Needless to say, the US is embroiled in a sociopolitical dumpster fire.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
The very region embroiled in this war reveals that there is not a linear shift from fossil fuels to renewable sources.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
The show stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey as a bar owner in Manchester and his long-standing neighbor, who become embroiled in a feud.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Needless to say, the US is embroiled in a sociopolitical dumpster fire.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
The very region embroiled in this war reveals that there is not a linear shift from fossil fuels to renewable sources.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
The show stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey as a bar owner in Manchester and his long-standing neighbor, who become embroiled in a feud.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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Most of these require local area network (LAN) cables that can get tangled, says Narukiyo.—
Katherine Bourzac,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Pet owners will love the hair screw tool, which expertly removes even long hair from upholstery without getting tangled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wenrick did not answer questions about whether or not Valencia was trapped inside.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Islamic republic has threatened to attack vessels traversing the strait throughout the conflict, which has effectively closed off the conduit, trapping hundreds of ships in the Persian Gulf and spiking oil prices globally.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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The outage came as Southern California broiled under a historic multiday heat wave that sent temperatures climbing into the 80s and 90s across the Southland, smashing dozens of records.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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In a salad or slaw; air-fried or stir-fried; brined or broiled—count me in for a serving.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Much of the country is now enmeshed in a brutal civil war, and security concerns meant voting in the recent election could be held in only 263 of the country’s 330 townships.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But without early shatterless mutations, our species would never have enmeshed its fate so deeply with grasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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