tanglement

noun

ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce tanglement (audio)
Definition of tanglementnext
as in tangle
something that catches and holds legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings

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  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. web
  4. labyrinth
  5. entanglement
  6. maze
  7. net
Noun
  • As the myriad plot points tangle and hit critical mass, supporting players Sarah Goldberg, Trevor White, Miriam Petche and Jay Duplass deliver gems.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • However, when it’s modified, tau can form toxic aggregates – tangles that degrade these key structures.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • Yet, as organizations rush to meet this demand, many fall into the trap of greenwashing—claiming environmental or social responsibility without delivering tangible results.
    Joel Carboni, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Season 1 framed the tournament as a straightforward allegory for the punishing trap of financial distress, rendering even the greediest characters as sympathetic to an extent.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of trap
Noun
  • Webpages can be printed to PDF format on both Windows and macOS (just choose PDF format instead of a printer), and any web browser will be able to save page HTML for you.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Their digital debut with Prime Video’s India original web show Breathe In The Shadows (2018) featuring Abhishek Bachchan and R Madhavan, was also quite impressive.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of web
Noun
  • For the office scenes, the cast spent months at a time inside a windowless set, on a sound stage in the Bronx, wandering through a labyrinth of blinding-white Lumon hallways.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The quest for clarity sends men, women, and children through a labyrinth of official and unofficial detention centers.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of labyrinth
Noun
  • Homelander, as expected, flips out, accusing Starlight of a betrayal due to her romantic entanglement with Hughie.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • She was first seen as a calf in 2011, and last seen swimming without entanglements 50 miles off the coast of Long Island, N.Y., in July 2024.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of entanglement
Noun
  • And some experts say there is a case to be made for streamlining the confusing maze of financial regulators where some duties overlap.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Organizations now have to navigate a maze of overlapping standards, such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171 and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), which all have slight variations.
    Rizwan Jan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of maze
Noun
  • No lateral passes to your defence partner, no bringing the puck back towards your net, only north.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • His outside shot has been more effective, too, a career-high 42.9% of Siakam’s threes have gone through the net this year.
    Tony East, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of net
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