as in entanglement
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Noun
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Even small housing projects are subject to lengthy entanglements in red tape as costs escalate.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025 -
Stiff and self-healing hydrogels by polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement PubMed.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the teen grows increasingly agitated by Briony’s questioning, desperate to take charge of the conversation, the camera pans around the pair, giving the audience a feeling of cage-like entrapment.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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For Kentridge, attachment to a great idea can lead to entrapment, closing your mind to other, unthought-of fertile ideas.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The attack from the president and vice president of the United States in the Oval Office on Ukraine’s president seemed to many observers like an ambush.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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Judging by the reaction of most Ukrainians to the ambush of their president in the Oval Office, this effort will not succeed.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Epstein’s connections to powerful and wealthy politicians and celebrities fueled deep and widespread speculation about who exactly was caught up in his web.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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While a quick web search reveals that Napier is reportedly six feet six inches tall, whereas Wade is six feet four inches tall, the impromptu competition was still fun to watch.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Envelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelopment. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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