1
: existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder
2
: very involved : exceedingly complex
Examples of tangled in a Sentence
it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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Since 2019, OpenAI has methodically shifted power away from its nonprofit parent organization into a tangled web of business deals and investor relationships.
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Orson Aguilar, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Ecosystems persist below the concrete and above it, creating a tangled, messy, vibrant example of cohabitation.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Ariana DeBose Oscar winner Ariana DeBose returned to co-host the Tony Awards for the third time in a row, wearing a minimalist white silk slip dress and a tangled stack of layered pearl necklaces.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
The reigning Wells Fargo Champion’s story is inseparable from the tangled legacy of Northern Ireland.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
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Orson Aguilar, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Ecosystems persist below the concrete and above it, creating a tangled, messy, vibrant example of cohabitation.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
Ariana DeBose Oscar winner Ariana DeBose returned to co-host the Tony Awards for the third time in a row, wearing a minimalist white silk slip dress and a tangled stack of layered pearl necklaces.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
The reigning Wells Fargo Champion’s story is inseparable from the tangled legacy of Northern Ireland.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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