as in to tangle
to place in conflict or difficulties
the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall
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Recent Examples of embroil
Further reports of damage were not immediately available from Myanmar, which is embroiled in a civil war.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Once valued at around $30 billion, exceeding the market capitalization of Ford Motor Co., the EV maker was a rising Wall Street star before it became embroiled in scandal.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump’s administration is embroiled in several lawsuits related to his flurry of executive orders and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to downsize the federal bureaucracy.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Most Americans believe the Signal chat scandal that embroiled President Donald Trump’s administration is a major concern, polling shows.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Once valued at around $30 billion, exceeding the market capitalization of Ford Motor Co., the EV maker was a rising Wall Street star before it became embroiled in scandal.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump’s administration is embroiled in several lawsuits related to his flurry of executive orders and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to downsize the federal bureaucracy.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Most Americans believe the Signal chat scandal that embroiled President Donald Trump’s administration is a major concern, polling shows.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Using the necklace Axel secretly gave Taylor as bait to lure him into getting tangled up with the drains in their hot tub and then using their little Finnish NotRoomba™ to seal the Tub Top is pretty diabolical.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Read Next Florida Diver died while tangled in propeller off Florida, feds say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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In a Facebook post, the National Institute for Emergency Medicine in Thailand said around 320 workers were on the site at the time of the collapse and 20 are trapped in the lift shafts.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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These are some signs that you’re trapped in a cycle of too much hustle and stress.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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And to have done back-breaking work in broiling sun, to supply the top dogs’ tables with bounty?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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The fish dishes can be order cooked in a variety of ways, from broiled to Francaise.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Russell drew on his own experience being enmeshed in the L.A. music scene for inspiration, and called on some of his friends — like rapper and actor Zack Fox and producer Kenny Beats — to help put together the film, which was in development for around four years.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lucy Hale may be best known as the de-facto leader in Pretty Little Liars, but in an alternate reality she might have been enmeshed in a double life as the protagonist in Disney‘s Hannah Montana.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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