entanglement
noun
en·tan·gle·ment
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
b
: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares
a project delayed by legal entanglements
2
: the condition of being deeply involved
their entanglement in politics
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Examples of entanglement in a Sentence
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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Additionally, whales are increasingly threatened by fishing net entanglements and climate change.
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Jared Formanek, CNN, 14 June 2024
Blissful transformation can be found on the other side of these complicated entanglements.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Stylianou adds that beyond the vampiric romance, the film explores the addictive nature of modern society, drawing parallels between Thomas’s entanglement with Rhea and contemporary social and self-destructive behaviors.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2024
After Joe Biden became president, his administration kept Erdogan at arm’s length, hoping to signal its disapproval of Turkey’s democratic backsliding and growing entanglement with Russia.
—Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
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Jared Formanek, CNN, 14 June 2024
Blissful transformation can be found on the other side of these complicated entanglements.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Stylianou adds that beyond the vampiric romance, the film explores the addictive nature of modern society, drawing parallels between Thomas’s entanglement with Rhea and contemporary social and self-destructive behaviors.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2024
After Joe Biden became president, his administration kept Erdogan at arm’s length, hoping to signal its disapproval of Turkey’s democratic backsliding and growing entanglement with Russia.
—Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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