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Recent Examples of entanglement
In a small role as a servant, Briana Small adds a bit of levity and empathy to the emotional entanglements.
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Her attempts to parlay her public entanglement with Emily into a writing career haven’t quite worked, with her agent (Alex Newell) lamenting the fact that nobody wants to buy the book because everyone knows the ending.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Whatever its economic merits, globalization created strategic vulnerabilities, such as Europe’s dependence on Russian energy and the democratic world’s entanglement with Chinese telecommunications firms.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Even small housing projects are subject to lengthy entanglements in red tape as costs escalate.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Her attempts to parlay her public entanglement with Emily into a writing career haven’t quite worked, with her agent (Alex Newell) lamenting the fact that nobody wants to buy the book because everyone knows the ending.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Whatever its economic merits, globalization created strategic vulnerabilities, such as Europe’s dependence on Russian energy and the democratic world’s entanglement with Chinese telecommunications firms.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Even small housing projects are subject to lengthy entanglements in red tape as costs escalate.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entanglement
Noun
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All the while, the brain hosts an even more complex tangle of chemicals.—
Elana Spivack,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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The fighting is fueled by the region’s vast mineral wealth, and driven by a tangle of ethnic and political conflicts, as well as decades of bad governance.—
Patricia Huon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Too many ambitious people fall into the trap of chasing other people’s definitions of discipline instead of their own.—
Kody Boye,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Big mistake: Kitchens get plenty dirty already, but the top of your refrigerator can be a veritable dust trap.—
Lauren Phillips,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Exploring the veritable labyrinth of luxury—past the couture salon displaying Jean Paul Gaultier and Yves Saint Laurent treasures, the jewel-box bathrooms, and down the spiral staircase—guests eventually arrived at the storied Red Room.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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The water level in the labyrinth of underground pipes began to drop, creating a vacuum in the system.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Globally, retailers move vast amounts of products through a complex web of supply chain networks and transportation systems to get them to consumers.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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From the sprawling maze of vendors at one of the world’s best markets to the first and only Michelin three star restaurant in Thailand, here are Suntaranon's essential places to eat, drink, and stay in Bangkok.—
Regan Stephens,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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But with its maze of construction, detours and delays Highway 50 will be a particular chokepoint for commuters headed downtown, said Masoud Ghodrat Adabi, a Sacramento State civil engineering professor and an expert in transportation planning and traffic safety.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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