as in tangle
something that catches and holds his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

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Recent Examples of entanglement These entanglements were largely caused by pot gear, which are traps that use stationary vertical lines, according to the center. Brendan Rascius, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024 Thinking through all these complex issues and then taking appropriate actions to reduce entanglements can take up to a year while also requiring involvement from the senior management of the parent company. Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 After the warning, Facebook demoted a New York Post news article about Hunter Biden's business entanglements. Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 As the sun in Sagittarius energizes your fifth house of creativity and romance, Neptune in your eighth house could stir up emotional insecurities or worse, highlight the dark side of a recent entanglement. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for entanglement 
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Noun
  • The diplomatic tangle was particularly complicated for Italy, which is a historic ally of Washington but maintains good relations with Tehran.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
    Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Make sure your plans include fallback options for these users but don’t fall into the trap of falling back onto lower-assurance security factors.
    Aaron Painter, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This is political gamesmanship at its worst, planting a trap for lawmakers by exploiting a tragedy.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mazes and labyrinths have been around for thousands of years.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement Also wading through the bureaucratic labyrinth was Dalal Al-Sumah.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • In addition to streaming via a web browser, Mubi offers apps for mobile phones, media streaming devices (Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku), and Smart TVs.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Even those with home web access may not have unlimited data plans.
    Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Zoom out: In addition to the maze, tickets grant access to a skating rink, an ice slide and ice bars.
    Torey Van Oot, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
  • These collectors have just as much love for the maze of mechanicals beneath the surface as the trajectories the silver ball follows.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglement. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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