variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
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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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And Tisch’s family, which is worth $10.1 billion, according to Forbes, is enmeshed in the city and has donated to Adams.
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James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Gary became enmeshed in the book and publishing culture, much preferring it to the art world.
—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
But the Trump campaign has spent two days enmeshed in a controversy of its own making, after a comedian at his big rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday made a racist crack about Puerto Rico.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
People have always made choices not just based on hard facts but also on the factors in their lives and the network of thought that they are enmeshed in.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Gary became enmeshed in the book and publishing culture, much preferring it to the art world.
—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
But the Trump campaign has spent two days enmeshed in a controversy of its own making, after a comedian at his big rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday made a racist crack about Puerto Rico.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
People have always made choices not just based on hard facts but also on the factors in their lives and the network of thought that they are enmeshed in.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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enmesh
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en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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