tanglement

noun

ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce tanglement (audio)
Definition of tanglementnext
as in tangle
something that catches and holds legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings

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  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. web
  4. labyrinth
  5. entanglement
  6. maze
  7. net
Noun
  • Six weeks later, what began as a missing persons case became a murder mystery, as Karen's body was found hidden beneath a tangle of vines by a caretaker near Bledsoe Cemetery in Dyer County.
    Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There’s also a big tangle of conflicting feelings and emotional contexts at play here.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • Finding new customers cannot and must not be the only solution to solving customer churn—that can be a trap.
    Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.
    Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of trap
Noun
  • Today's enterprise technology stack is, by design, a complex web of AI models, APIs and microservices.
    Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • An aphid had flown into a spider web and tried in vain to escape from the sticky threads.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of web
Noun
  • Turns out the Goblin King (a very campy David Bowie) is to blame and Sarah must solve a labyrinth—filled with creepy muppets—to rescue her brother.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The deal that is expected to install Skydance chief David Ellison as chairman, CEO and hopefully savior of Paramount Global is a labyrinth of entities, trusts and transactions.
    Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of labyrinth
Noun
  • Most whale deaths humans are aware of are caused by boats and entanglement in fishing gear.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Its emphasis on civilizational identity and antipathy to liberal internationalism creates opportunities for entanglements with illiberal states, such as China and Russia, that share the goal of dethroning Western liberalism and the U.S.-led international order. Loading...
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of entanglement
Noun
  • With the two candidates in town, the area of downtown surrounding the hotels was a maze of barricades, police cars, DMV trucks, Secret Service SUVs and ambulances serving as barricades to block off the streets.
    Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The Ghoul House maze monsters wear ghastly disguises and deliver jump scares designed to thrill, chill and terrify just like their Fright Fest, Scary Farm and Horror Nights compatriots.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of maze
Noun
  • Other income, net, increased by $10 million, while other net periodic benefit costs decreased by $101 million.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • How much the auction might net remains unclear, but the company itself holds about $6 million in cash and $1.2 million in inventory, according to previous court filings.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of net
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