1
: existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder
2
: very involved : exceedingly complex
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it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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What happens when lines become tangled and communication breaks down entirely?
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Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
The current of one knot, underwater visibility of 2 feet and the tangled mass of steel and concrete from the bridge have complicated the work of divers, according to a senior U.S. official briefed on the multi-agency recover effort.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Consolidation And Flexibility Blind spots can also come from a tangled bunch of point products sitting on the network.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Instead, the emerging picture of our origins is less of a family tree, and more of a tangled shrub, one whose winding branches wove distinct human groups together into today’s broader human population.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
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Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
The current of one knot, underwater visibility of 2 feet and the tangled mass of steel and concrete from the bridge have complicated the work of divers, according to a senior U.S. official briefed on the multi-agency recover effort.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Consolidation And Flexibility Blind spots can also come from a tangled bunch of point products sitting on the network.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Instead, the emerging picture of our origins is less of a family tree, and more of a tangled shrub, one whose winding branches wove distinct human groups together into today’s broader human population.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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