as in tangles
something that catches and holds
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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Recent Examples of entanglements
The entanglements only begin there.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The film weaves together Netanyahu’s rise to power with his legal entanglements, which as the film notes date as far back as 1997.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 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
That activism leads to a direct conflict with her father — and complicated entanglements for her younger sister, Sana (Setareh Maleki), and mother, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani).
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Federal employees are generally required to disclose their financial assets and entanglements to ward off any potential conflicts of interest, and to divest significant holdings relating to their work.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2024
Rather than focusing on emotional entanglements, Venus in Sagittarius brings an open-minded, optimistic approach to relationships and life in general.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The film weaves together Netanyahu’s rise to power with his legal entanglements, which as the film notes date as far back as 1997.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 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
That activism leads to a direct conflict with her father — and complicated entanglements for her younger sister, Sana (Setareh Maleki), and mother, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani).
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Federal employees are generally required to disclose their financial assets and entanglements to ward off any potential conflicts of interest, and to divest significant holdings relating to their work.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2024
Rather than focusing on emotional entanglements, Venus in Sagittarius brings an open-minded, optimistic approach to relationships and life in general.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Entanglements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entanglements. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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