embroiled

verb

past tense of embroil
as in tangled
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 embroiled Renan Hédouville, who served as Haiti’s ombudsman before fleeing the country after becoming embroiled in a corruption scandal, was arrested on Tuesday in Montgomery, Alabama. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Paul and Matthews were also embroiled in a nasty social media feud that was sparked amid the controversy. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Cooper has been embroiled in a public feud with Alix Earle, an influencer and podcaster once distributed by Unwell, who is also a UTA client. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 The governor was embroiled in a scandal in 2023 involving the Sinaloa cartel, in which his name was published in a letter written by a then-Sinaloa cartel capo whom leaders of a rival faction of the cartel had kidnapped. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 In July, Kushner and Thrive were embroiled in a controversial deal to buy a stake in the FIFA World Cup at a $20 billion valuation—only for the project to collapse within three days. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are embroiled in conflict. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Google became embroiled in a prior controversy in February 2024 after its Gemini text-to-image tool produced portrayals of racially diverse German WW2 soldiers. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026 Despite a new sense of optimism, the United States was embroiled in conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan. — David Harris, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroiled
  1. tangled
  2. trapped
  3. mired
Verb
  • Reese was tangled up in the paint with the Fire's Carla Leite as Dream guard Rhyne Howard made a 3-pointer from the right corner during the fourth quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Because trunk cargo nets have large holes, pointed items such as fishing poles, bats, or rackets can get tangled.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangled
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Floyd’s clothes reveal a man still trapped by his insecurities.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The ensuing fifty-one-day standoff ended in a catastrophic fire, killing seventy-six Davidians including Koresh, twenty-five children, and many who had been shot or trapped inside.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • Indeed, Iran’s economy in the run-up to the start of the war was mired in surging inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the project has been mired in disputes between the two countries and internal conflict between the central government in Iraq and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mired

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“Embroiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroiled. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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