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as in complexity
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business
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as in complexness
the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects
the intricacy of the puzzle requires close concentration
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Recent Examples of intricacy
Her sentences, always at the shore of some great nothingness, have the intricacies and echoes of a conch shell.
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Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Whether banning the Brotherly Shove would be an improvement depends on your point of view and your interpretation of the intricacies and nuances of the voluminous N.F.L. rule book.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Starting Next Week Major Lawsuits Against Trump And Musk: Judge Halts Trump’s DEI Contract Ban—For Now
Beyond the Balance Sheet: IVF and Maternal Health
The connection between IVF and maternal health adds another layer of intricacy to the conversation.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Like many others within United’s current squad, Collyer is still learning the intricacies of what their head coach requires, both on and off the ball.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Whether banning the Brotherly Shove would be an improvement depends on your point of view and your interpretation of the intricacies and nuances of the voluminous N.F.L. rule book.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Starting Next Week Major Lawsuits Against Trump And Musk: Judge Halts Trump’s DEI Contract Ban—For Now
Beyond the Balance Sheet: IVF and Maternal Health
The connection between IVF and maternal health adds another layer of intricacy to the conversation.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Like many others within United’s current squad, Collyer is still learning the intricacies of what their head coach requires, both on and off the ball.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intricacy
Noun
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Audience fascination with Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish argues, stems from a contemporary hunger for authentic portrayals of human complexity.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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This cocktail is essentially a Breakfast Martini but with Irish whiskey instead of gin, and our advice there holds here too: Marmalade is a major agent of complexity here, so different brands will absolutely produce different results.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Special Education: Most Vulnerable Students Affected Special education represents the most severe shortage area, with 98% of school districts reporting difficulty filling these positions.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The industry had used buyouts and layoffs to shrink staff sizes during the pandemic and faced difficulties in refilling positions when demand picked up.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hackman, 95, had heart disease and complications caused by Alzheimer's disease and died from natural causes.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Other major complications of Ludwig angina include infection spread.—
Francisco J. Rivera Rosario,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Intricacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intricacy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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