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 There’s the La’an/Spock/Kirk situation and the related La’an/Christine/Spock/Korby entanglement. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Since 1972, The Marine Mammal Protection Act has served as a buffer against this cacophony, giving regulators tools to limit harm and protect species from deadly entanglements, vessel strikes, and industrial noise. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025 From the randomest hookup to the most heavily layered entanglement. James Parker, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025 The purpose was to have amorous entanglements with several chatbots simultaneously. Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entanglement
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Noun
  • Expect flocks of vibrant flamingos and tiny flitting hummingbirds spreading their wings over the turquoise waters and tangles of mangroves that unfold across lagoons that stretch parallel to the sea.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Rise Of The Two Philosophies For years, the default approach to multicloud networking was a chaotic, do-it-yourself affair, leading to a fragile, unmanageable tangle of siloed configurations.
    Serge Lucio, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2016, when Bad Bunny first emerged, he was identified with a style known as Latin trap, a woozy and thudding hybrid that owes something to American hip-hop.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one more Medicare trap to consider that applies regardless of your election for Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage.
    Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The European capital with an underwater labyrinth hidden beneath its streets.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Constantly Catching Molecules The Integrated Carbon Observation System, or ICOS, is a web of nearly 180 measurement stations scattered across 16 European countries.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Those icons can actually be used in a lot of places throughout macOS (and iOS), including on Safari's new tab page, on the dock or Home screen (for web apps), and in Safari's tabs.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Fewer than half of the 20,000 households losing city pickup have secured private haulers, with many facing rejections, steep rates or a maze of complications.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Tying together the Room 13 maze and Gore-ing 20’s scare zone was a great idea with a ton of potential.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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