1
: existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder
2
: very involved : exceedingly complex
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it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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The collective tension as the game went on, and the poles became taller and more tangled, made every move exciting.
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James Palmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Her free-associative lyrics are either mesmerizingly strange or plainly hilarious, and her tangled, clanging riffs have an oddly soothing effect.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the indictment, the mayor his associates were being entangled in a tangled web of federal investigations involving subpoenas, raids, and turmoil within city hall.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
The price hikes at the clinic happened for a reason that is symptomatic of the tangled web of federal policies that regulate drug pricing.
—Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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James Palmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Her free-associative lyrics are either mesmerizingly strange or plainly hilarious, and her tangled, clanging riffs have an oddly soothing effect.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the indictment, the mayor his associates were being entangled in a tangled web of federal investigations involving subpoenas, raids, and turmoil within city hall.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
The price hikes at the clinic happened for a reason that is symptomatic of the tangled web of federal policies that regulate drug pricing.
—Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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