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
Even for Emilia Pérez, which has been embroiled in a scandal due to social media posts from star Karla Sofia Gascon.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
In the high-octane clip, the stars get embroiled in a series of mysterious events, with the Weeknd playing a version of himself.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Feb. 2025
The company has been embroiled in legal drama since last year, when Nintendo filed a lawsuit in Tokyo claiming Palworld infringed on its copyright.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
Arsenal had spent the summer embroiled in the pursuit of Espanyol’s Joan Garcia.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
In the high-octane clip, the stars get embroiled in a series of mysterious events, with the Weeknd playing a version of himself.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Feb. 2025
The company has been embroiled in legal drama since last year, when Nintendo filed a lawsuit in Tokyo claiming Palworld infringed on its copyright.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
Arsenal had spent the summer embroiled in the pursuit of Espanyol’s Joan Garcia.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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Boaters found a struggling creature tangled in line from a crab trap in Florida waters, and the animal needed an amputation and 16 months of rehab.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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The effort caught the Pentagon by surprise and was ultimately tangled in court battles until President Joe Biden took office and overturned the policy.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Many states have regulations or laws about trapping and releasing feral swine, for example, in order to help reduce the spread.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Major American investors, including Trump allies, are involved with companies prospecting nickel, iron and rare earth elements, even though much of it is trapped far under frozen ground or ice (in some parts of Greenland, the ice is two miles thick).—
Jeffrey Gettleman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Does grilled or broiled seafood taste like nothing special?—
Tammy Algood,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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The countertop oven features a powerful six-in-one system to air fry, reheat, roast, bake, toast, and broil in one compact appliance.—
Maria Conti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Dec. 2024
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Nikola was a hot startup and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scandal and its founder was convicted in 2022 for misleading investors about the Arizona company's technology.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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As Musk attempts a $97.4 billion hostile takeover of Altman’s OpenAI, the pair are following the same bros-to-foes arc — co-founders of OpenAI back in 2015 when Altman was a 20-something entrepreneur (like a young Kendrick opening for Drake) who soon became enmeshed in a rift.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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