embroil

verb

im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce embroil (audio)
Definition of embroilnext
as in to tangle
to place in conflict or difficulties the town has been embroiled in controversy over the building of the huge shopping mall

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Recent Examples of embroil This is the second time this year that the bank has been embroiled in a leadership crisis. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Falcons edge rusher James Pearce was suspended for the first eight games of the season after he was embroiled in a domestic incident and arrested in February. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 This week, there’s been more drama for David Protein, which is embroiled in a California class action suit arguing that the protein bars do in fact contain sugar, despite the company’s claims otherwise. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump unveiled the new name as the US is embroiled in another trade war with Canada. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embroil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroil
  1. tangle
  2. trap
  3. broil
  4. enmesh
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  • As the Tigers from both LSU and Clemson get set to tangle in Baton Rouge on Saturday to open the 2026 college football season, no one’s more popular on their respective campuses than those BMOCs.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Trump is moving to strip California’s emissions authority, end tax credits and erase electric vehicle sales mandates, reshaping the national market while leaving the state’s clean-car future tangled in Washington-level uncertainty.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangle
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  • Go to the highest level of the building if you are trapped by flooding.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • During reentry, gases became trapped in the heat shield, leading to cracking.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trap
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  • And it’s been broiling along the coast, which typically offers a cooler respite from the heat.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The baseball-size crabcake arrives at your table, its jumbo lumps glistening and broiled to a gentle golden brown.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of broil
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  • The Commission is currently enmeshed in a legal tangle with Walt Disney Co and ABC.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Furthermore, the novel opens on a world that has long been enmeshed in performance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of enmesh

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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroil. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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