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also immesh
as in to trap
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
The decision ended up being quite fortuitous, causing a stir online and enmeshing Sun Day Red’s influence even deeper in athletic circles.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mars is becoming easier to sight, after being enmeshed in the bright twilight glow for nearly a year.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mars is becoming easier to sight, after being enmeshed in the bright twilight glow for nearly a year.
—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line.
—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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In other words, the valuable part of any message, the signal, can easily get tangled up in noise.
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During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath.
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Ultimately, neither British nor American intelligence could prove that the Russians intended to use Keeler to entrap Profumo.
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.
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The operation, ProPublica found, ensnared innocent residents of the majority-Black city who said they were targeted and harassed because of their race.
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By 2014, the Honeywells and their compound were ensnared in local controversy.
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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