variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
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Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
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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One final Biden controversy Former President Biden, leaving office with some of the lowest approval ratings of any recent president, got enmeshed in one final controversy.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The group founded in the late 1980s is deeply enmeshed in Palestinian society, with a strong presence in the occupied West Bank and refugee camps in Lebanon.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Canada and the United States share the longest border between any two countries on the planet, its economies and cultures are deeply enmeshed, and the relationship between Washington and Ottawa is one of the most durable in the hemisphere.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
It’s enmeshed in scandal and internal bickering that are raising questions about whether good elections are even possible.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The group founded in the late 1980s is deeply enmeshed in Palestinian society, with a strong presence in the occupied West Bank and refugee camps in Lebanon.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Canada and the United States share the longest border between any two countries on the planet, its economies and cultures are deeply enmeshed, and the relationship between Washington and Ottawa is one of the most durable in the hemisphere.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
It’s enmeshed in scandal and internal bickering that are raising questions about whether good elections are even possible.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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enmesh
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en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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