as in to tangle
to place in conflict or difficulties
the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall
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Recent Examples of embroil
Huawei was once China’s largest domestic smartphone maker before it became embroiled in a tech war between Washington and Beijing.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 26 Nov. 2024
He has been embroiled in controversies during his time in office, including taking a 2021 trip to Cancún, Mexico, when a devastating winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
In the lead-up to Election Day, Bezos and the Post became embroiled in controversy after the paper opted not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election for the first time in decades.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
The film, which is currently shooting on location, follows two incompetent paramedics completely out of their depth, who unwittingly become embroiled in a kidnapping plot.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 26 Nov. 2024
He has been embroiled in controversies during his time in office, including taking a 2021 trip to Cancún, Mexico, when a devastating winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
In the lead-up to Election Day, Bezos and the Post became embroiled in controversy after the paper opted not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election for the first time in decades.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
The film, which is currently shooting on location, follows two incompetent paramedics completely out of their depth, who unwittingly become embroiled in a kidnapping plot.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Hubert and Smith, 56, have tangled occasionally in the public eye, but reconciled in 2020.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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There’s almost nothing more annoying than when your jewelry gets tangled up into an impenetrable knot, but that headache can be avoided by investing in the Bagsmart Jewelry Travel Organizer, one of our favorites, that’s now on sale for $14.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Exfoliation also plays a crucial role by dissolving dead skin cells trapped in pores, keeping them clear and refined.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Golden State’s gray wolves were hunted and trapped to extirpation a century ago.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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The meatballs can be broiled and cooled (through Step 3), then stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days or frozen for up to three months.Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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The cooking functions include air frying, roasting, and broiling.Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The modern ideological stakes of translation—as a fraught operation transposing the utterances of a person enmeshed in a unique cultural fabric—begin here.Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The agency withdrew its tacit support in 2022 and is currently enmeshed in litigation with the project, which is a collaboration between the Victoria University of Wellington and the political tech and data provider Aristotle.Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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