Definition of entanglementnext
as in tangle
something that catches and holds his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

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Recent Examples of entanglement Quantum systems promise new ways to solve specific classes of problems by exploiting superposition and entanglement. Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026 While undoubtedly xenophobic in nature, these questions highlight their acute ignorance about the place that birthed Bad Bunny, and its ongoing entanglement with the United States. Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Yet despite the growing global consensus that all trysts should start on the opposite sides of a hockey puck, most real-life skating entanglements occur between athletes on the same team. Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026 Sudden shifts in intimacy or financial entanglements can disrupt what once felt fun, flirtatious or uncomplicated. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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Noun
  • Leaving sheets in the dryer for an extended period gives them more opportunity to wrinkle or tangle.
    Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The debate took place against the backdrop of a tangle of state policies.
    Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In the bottom of your dishwasher, there’s a small trap that’s meant to catch food particles and debris that’s rinsed off your plates during the wash cycle.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Employees in bright teal polos walked the floor with smiles on their faces, ready to answer any of our questions or direct us through the labyrinth of a store.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Round touch screens in various rooms took us through a labyrinth of tiny-text options just to set the temperature to 68 degrees.
    Jason Fried, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • While civilians surf the world wide web like an information superhighway, one prominent lawyer compared inmates’ internet access to a one-lane dirt road.
    Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Nirvanna the Band the Show, which ran as a web series from 2007 to 2010 and then as a sitcom from 2017 to 2018 on Viceland, was not known for its stunts.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But all those columns turning the platforms into mazes?
    Robert Yaro, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Get creative by creating a marble maze and building a one-of-a-kind contraption with cardboard.
    Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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