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as in barked
to speak sharply or irritably
she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line
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Recent Examples of snarled
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarled
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What happens when lines become tangled and communication breaks down entirely?Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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The current of one knot, underwater visibility of 2 feet and the tangled mass of steel and concrete from the bridge have complicated the work of divers, according to a senior U.S. official briefed on the multi-agency recover effort.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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Vast factories and processing plants slumped into the earth, stripped bare like knotted jungle gyms.Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Rolling hills of millennial olive and almond trees flex their knotted branches.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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Usually, these symptoms start within 24 hours of eating contaminated food and last for one to three days.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Whether its lead from old buildings, arsenic from contaminated food or strontium fallout from a nuclear explosion, heavy metals that enter the body pose a serious health threat.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Without this work, however, outbreaks of foodborne illness might never be spotted or traced back to a tainted ingredient, and more people would get sick and die.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Following the Vatican leaks and Benedict’s tainted legacy, Bergoglio aims to deliver his resignation but is met with resistance by the acting Pope, who has other plans for the Cardinal.EW.com, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Snarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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