ENSNARL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

ensnarl

verb

in-ˈsnär(-ə)l

Definition of ensnarl

as in to trap

to catch or hold as if in a net for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption

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Recent Examples of ensnarl Election controversies in several swing-state counties have the potential to ensnarl the presidential race. — John Riley, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024 Other common problems can quickly be solved by wiping off the optical sensors with a soft cloth, unclogging the vacuum chute when Legos have gotten stuck inside, and cutting off long hair that has ensnarled the roller or side brushes. — WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023 Those exact questions would divide state government and ensnarl Utah’s COVID-19 response in politics as hundreds, and then thousands, of Utahns fell ill while the coronavirus spread worldwide. — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021 That led to a police chase that ended in Miramar, where the robbers became ensnarled in traffic and exchanged gunshots with the police. — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2019 Yost is leading a wide-ranging investigation into Cuyahoga County government and the jail that has ensnarled members of Budish’s administration. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019

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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

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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

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