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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
Season 2 commences five years later, when Joel and Ellie are enmeshed in the burgeoning safe haven known as Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
The iPhone is a quintessentially 21st century product — Californian in its creation and design and now enmeshed in the global economy.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Wall Street’s blue Monday even pulled down stocks of companies enmeshed in the cryptocurrency economy, which rose strongly in the morning.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
The administration is already enmeshed in legal challenges to his move to freeze spending that Congress had approved.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
The iPhone is a quintessentially 21st century product — Californian in its creation and design and now enmeshed in the global economy.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Wall Street’s blue Monday even pulled down stocks of companies enmeshed in the cryptocurrency economy, which rose strongly in the morning.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
The administration is already enmeshed in legal challenges to his move to freeze spending that Congress had approved.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
Verb
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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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Edward tentatively goes into another room and returns naked save for the mask entrapping his face.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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The poisonous tree does ensnare Lochlan, however, who does pass out after drinking a smoothie, but his father saves him.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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The White House is also currently ensnared in a lawsuit brought forward by the Associated Press.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, after the two men have tangled sharply over the administration's immigration approach.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Papal rebuke on migration, appeal for prisoners The pope and Vance have tangled sharply over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The animal is unlikely to attack unless trapped or provoked.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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The devastating moment isn’t revealed until Bobby heroically seals off the doors to the lab, trapping himself inside to deter further spread of the dangerous virus.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2025
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The appeal is just one of several legal cases involving the litigious father of two, 40, who has been entangled in more than a half-dozen lawsuits in both the U.S. and England against various media entities.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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The film followed a couple (Alda and Burnett) who vacation with their friends and get entangled in a comedy of errors.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, the boy’s Indigenous spiritual life does not mesh with the mission’s Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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That means clearly and simply explaining that alcohol doesn’t mesh with her mental health.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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His work involved securing software using AI to find and close any loopholes where someone could exploit a vulnerability in the code.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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For Berry and all involved, the need to keep acquiring talent and moving forward does not end with one selection.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The broadcast networks are likely to focus on their ability to snare a younger cohort of viewers between 18 and 49, and to promote their news programming as a place that avoids some of the pointed debate that can be an element of many cable offerings.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Through the first three months of the year, the domestic box office has snared $1.4 billion in ticket sales, about 12% shy of the $1.65 billion collected during the same period last year, according to data from Comscore.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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