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also immesh
as in to entrap
to catch or hold as if in a net
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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Recent Examples of enmesh
Minnesota is both unique and yet fully enmeshed in the same political, cultural, and ideological battles gripping the nation.
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David Schultz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
But there’s a sizable contingent of old media players including David Zaslav, fresh from announcing plans to split Warner Bros. Discovery in two, as well as Comcast’s Brian Roberts, who is already enmeshed in spinning off his own underperforming cable properties at NBCUniversal.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 June 2025
The story begins with horror: an impulsive act by an Upper West Side teen-ager named Lisa (Anna Paquin) leads to the accidental death of a pedestrian, enmeshing Lisa in high-stakes legal battles.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
It’s taken me a while to get to a place where my work and my life are enmeshed.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
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David Schultz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
But there’s a sizable contingent of old media players including David Zaslav, fresh from announcing plans to split Warner Bros. Discovery in two, as well as Comcast’s Brian Roberts, who is already enmeshed in spinning off his own underperforming cable properties at NBCUniversal.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 June 2025
The story begins with horror: an impulsive act by an Upper West Side teen-ager named Lisa (Anna Paquin) leads to the accidental death of a pedestrian, enmeshing Lisa in high-stakes legal battles.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
It’s taken me a while to get to a place where my work and my life are enmeshed.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmesh
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In February 2021, a Martian meteorite with the planet’s atmosphere entrapped in it went under the hammer at Christie’s auction house.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
2 July 2025
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And some white citizens tried to help the victims: In 1870, Otis Gibson, a missionary, established a home to which entrapped young women could flee.—
Steve Inskeep,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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For decades, the lure of cartel cash has ensnared prosecutors, generals, mayors, governors — and even the country’s onetime top law enforcement honcho, Genaro García Luna, against whom Veytia testified in federal court in Brooklyn.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The fallout ensnared many prominent figures in the crypto world, including Scaramucci.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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They get tangled up in trees and power lines; one image from the front shows a street crisscrossed by what looks like a giant spiderweb.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Storage dividers will help keep your items separate and prevent them from tangling or rubbing together.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
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Updated July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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Officers and firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of North Nettleton Street around 4 p.m. Sunday after reports of a house fire with people trapped inside.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Five campers and one counselor remained missing as of July 8 and could potentially be entangled within the masses of tree branches and debris lining the banks.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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The issue of hijab is no longer just an external or governmental concern; it is entangled with the image itself, with form, and with narrative structure.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
8 July 2025
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So the director builds our modern discomfort with sincerity into his interpretation—an approach that meshes with the film’s sunny politics, which are loudly obvious from the jump.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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And what better band to embody a combination of theatrics, fashion and glorious New Wave pop meshed with romantic histrionics than Culture Club?—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Securing container platforms involves such activities as scanning images, validating configurations and simulating attacks.—
Margarita Simonova,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The Combs allegations — involving two ex-girlfriends, graphic testimony and a flood of civil suits — made for ideal on-ramps.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The first film in the new era of DC films under James Gunn and Peter Safran snared $22.5 million from preview showings.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Vettel then snared the drivers’ crown away from Webber and Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso at a tense finale in Abu Dhabi, becoming the youngest world champion in F1 history in the process.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmesh. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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