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also immeshing
as in trapping
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 enmeshing
The contract, further enmeshing JPMorgan with a dominant tech player, burnishes the bank’s reputation as a leader in American finance.
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Hugh Son,leslie Picker,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Hugh Son,leslie Picker,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmeshing
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Nurse had Philadelphia trapping throughout the floor, and that led to Sacramento missing shots and turning over the basketball.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even though trapping itself isn’t painful to the animal, some anti-trappers and hunters are uncomfortable with the idea of an animal being captive, or experiencing fear when the trapper arrives to check the trap.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
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This will help prevent tangling and stretching during the wash cycle.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Laces can be washed in the same load, ideally tucked into another laundry bag to prevent tangling.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
29 Dec. 2025
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That observation drove home for me how ensnaring this oppression must feel, how vast the spatial footprint of ICE’s boot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Greek name is of uncertain origin, but it’s often linked to ideas of binding, entangling, or ensnaring—reflecting the Sirens’ deadly allure.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Getting young people to trust and depend on the traffickers is part of entrapping them.—
Anne P. DePrince,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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One of the most disturbing sequences on this show is Gacy luring in and entrapping 15-year-old Robert Piest (Ryker Baloun), whose disappearance is where the series starts.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Enmeshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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