enmeshed

verb

variants also immeshed
Definition of enmeshednext
past tense of enmesh
as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention

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  1. ensnared
  2. entangled
  3. meshed
  4. involved
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  • Legal scholars and rap fans alike criticized the case from the start, which ensnared 28 defendants, many ascendant Atlanta rappers among them.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her to the meeting and was present, is accused in a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Mississippi of participating in and facilitating a bribery scheme that ensnared the mayor and members of the City Council.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • The three pillars of the bro-economy White offered a similar concern, should crypto end up further entangled in the global economy.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Even if well-intentioned, over-regulation can leave businesses entangled in a web of compliance requirements that slow or even halt progress.
    Rizwan Jan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • The leadership and experience of the upperclassmen meshed perfectly with the newcomers.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Anduril, which has other contracts related to SSN building, wants to deploy its Lattice software platform to swap out aging communication systems with a more integrated and meshed network for enhanced data sharing across the sensor and radar network.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • Ian Gilligan, an archaeologist at the University of Sydney who has studied eyed needles but wasn’t involved in the research, tells CNN that humans would have found making needles from the bones of larger animals more difficult.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Especially when nutty Parmigiano-Reggiano, creamy burrata, salty prosciutto di parma, and briny green olives are involved.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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