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
Huawei was once China’s largest domestic smartphone maker before it became embroiled in a tech war between Washington and Beijing.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 26 Nov. 2024
He has been embroiled in controversies during his time in office, including taking a 2021 trip to Cancún, Mexico, when a devastating winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
In the lead-up to Election Day, Bezos and the Post became embroiled in controversy after the paper opted not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election for the first time in decades.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
The film, which is currently shooting on location, follows two incompetent paramedics completely out of their depth, who unwittingly become embroiled in a kidnapping plot.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 26 Nov. 2024
He has been embroiled in controversies during his time in office, including taking a 2021 trip to Cancún, Mexico, when a devastating winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
In the lead-up to Election Day, Bezos and the Post became embroiled in controversy after the paper opted not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election for the first time in decades.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
The film, which is currently shooting on location, follows two incompetent paramedics completely out of their depth, who unwittingly become embroiled in a kidnapping plot.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
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For jewelry, that means preventing tangling by using velvet and clear trays, or, even a few pretty dishes on top of your dresser.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hers, described as a rich moisture balm, is a mix between an ointment and an emollient face cream, delivering instant hydration via five molecular weights of hyaluronic acid and skin-barrier-strengthening ceramides, then trapping in said moisture with murumuru butter and polyglutamic acid.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Colby rushes into the stall to distract the horse from Carter, who is trapped in the corner.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The meatballs can be broiled and cooled (through Step 3), then stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days or frozen for up to three months.Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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The cooking functions include air frying, roasting, and broiling.Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The modern ideological stakes of translation—as a fraught operation transposing the utterances of a person enmeshed in a unique cultural fabric—begin here.Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The agency withdrew its tacit support in 2022 and is currently enmeshed in litigation with the project, which is a collaboration between the Victoria University of Wellington and the political tech and data provider Aristotle.Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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