as in tangle
something that catches and holds
a married woman hopelessly caught in the toils of an extramarital affair
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as in labors
to devote serious and sustained effort
toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toils
Noun
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The diplomatic tangle was particularly complicated for Italy, which is a historic ally of Washington but maintains good relations with Tehran.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.—
Margaux Laskey,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Make sure your plans include fallback options for these users but don’t fall into the trap of falling back onto lower-assurance security factors.—
Aaron Painter,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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This is political gamesmanship at its worst, planting a trap for lawmakers by exploiting a tragedy.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, the jail struggles to provide adequate food, and unsanitary food distribution practices have left detainees vulnerable to malnutrition, pest infestations and other harms.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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But Moore sometimes struggles to take responsibility in the way expected of leaders.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Even those with home web access may not have unlimited data plans.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2025
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In addition to streaming via a web browser, Mubi offers apps for mobile phones, media streaming devices (Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku), and Smart TVs.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2024
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The company strives to be more than just a pet product brand.—
FunnyFuzzy Contributor,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Friday marked the end of unprecedented access to Trump, who heard bits and pieces about dramas that unfolded around him — those who drank too much or had romantic entanglements or got into arguments at his club.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Today, the university and the church’s conference have relatively few practical entanglements.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Infused with cica, green tea, sunflower seed oil, and vitamin E to soothe and protect the skin barrier, the formula works for people of all skin types.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
30 Nov. 2024
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This handheld vacuum has 69,000 five-star ratings, works on carpet, hardwood, and tile floors, and weighs less than 3 pounds.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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That didn’t prevent the first tribal project to come along — the Yakama Nation’s — from getting caught in a snare of bureaucracy.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Toils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toils. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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