as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance
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as in to trap
to catch or hold as if in a net
was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with
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Recent Examples of tangle
Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Sliced thinly, the central ingredients create a towering tangle of crunch.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Manny found Gabriela, who had tripped and gotten tangled in a barbed wire fence, twisting her ankle.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
With estuaries full of reptiles, swooping egrets, and thick tangles of mangroves decorated in Cajun hibiscus, this is wild Louisiana.
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While hazardous is often used as a catch-all term for any dangerous debris — such as a lamp tangled in the branches of a large tree after a tornado, poised to fall on a passing pedestrian — the technical definition is more complex.
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The decision to spare EIS, at least for now, only adds to the confusion.—
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Given the confusion surrounding EOs, her remarks provide critical insight into their legal standing and potential impact on TCUs.—
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Major American investors, including Trump allies, are involved with companies prospecting nickel, iron and rare earth elements, even though much of it is trapped far under frozen ground or ice (in some parts of Greenland, the ice is two miles thick).—
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Many states have regulations or laws about trapping and releasing feral swine, for example, in order to help reduce the spread.—
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Tie it around your neck (the Parisian way) or knot it around your bag for a personalized touch.—
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Less than four minutes after the red card, Schafer slotted a pass to senior Thomas Lutz who beat a charging Olympic Heights junior goalkeeper Nicholas Schenk from 12 yards out to knot the score at 1-1.—
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On Tuesday at 2:28 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS San Diego CA in effect until 9 a.m. for San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal.—
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Early morning commuters may have been curious as to why North Texas was covered in fog early Monday, Feb. 24.—
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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