1
: existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder
2
: very involved : exceedingly complex
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it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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The price hikes at the clinic happened for a reason that is symptomatic of the tangled web of federal policies that regulate drug pricing.
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Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The scandal involves a tangled web of personalities and businesses.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.
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Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The scandal involves a tangled web of personalities and businesses.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Hulu is going deeper into the tangled web of Tell Me Lies.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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