- plural of tentacle.
tentacles
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Its tentacles reached into the heart of the Albanian government, with top officials including an environment minister jailed for graft.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
They have long tentacles which can give a sore but not lethal sting.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Phishing scams are like an octopus: They have many sticky tentacles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The chilling effect could not only be on films critical of AI, they could be on films critical of all kinds of things that these companies have their tentacles in,” Thompson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Besides, each of his tentacles has sixty-two razorlike barbs that have to be sharpened daily.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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