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tangled

adjective as in snarled

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Weak match

  • mixed up

adjective as in complex

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A new poll shows former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter’s support in the 2026 governor’s race dropped after she tangled with a reporter in a TV interview.

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The 69-year-old man who tangled with Mark Sanchez is out of the hospital, his attorneys said.

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A dirt road, cutting through the tangled brush.

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"I looked at each individual part, comparing its appearance to old tomes where scholars drew out the jellyfish anatomy by hand. A real challenge when you look at just how many tangled parts it has."

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The trees were tightly packed together and the undergrowth was tough and tangled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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