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as in tangled
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as in weaved
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knotted
James Manso, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The young star strutted down the catwalk wearing two different black suits, one featuring a dramatic open back and knotted fabric, and the other paired with a giant scarf.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The women’s collection includes a wide range of pieces, beginning with a knotted snake choker ($455).
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Washington sported a short-sleeve Balmain midi dress featuring a double collar and a knotted detail at the waistline.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Zoë Kravitz, on the other hand, kept her tight middle part all the way up in a small knotted bun.
—James Manso, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The young star strutted down the catwalk wearing two different black suits, one featuring a dramatic open back and knotted fabric, and the other paired with a giant scarf.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The women’s collection includes a wide range of pieces, beginning with a knotted snake choker ($455).
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Washington sported a short-sleeve Balmain midi dress featuring a double collar and a knotted detail at the waistline.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knotted
Adjective
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Tackling The Technical Challenges Of The Physical AI Ecosystem While all of this sounds good at a high level, there are countless knotty problems of engineering to solve along the way to the physical AI future.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The larger question of what powers Boasberg may have here is knotty, especially now that the detainees are imprisoned in a foreign country.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In practice, the framework often results in a tangled web of policies, workflows, and manual interventions.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The collective tension as the game went on, and the poles became taller and more tangled, made every move exciting.—
James Palmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The result of billions of years of micrometeorite impacts on the lunar surface and lack of water on the Moon has left this dust with jagged, razor-sharp shapes and the constant bombardment by cosmic rays has given each particle an electrostatic charge.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rescue workers in other parts of the country dug through piles of twisted rebar and jagged concrete where buildings had been destroyed.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This was mostly used when the group was building night nests—platforms made high in the trees out of broken branches, sometimes lined with leaves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Death, Poison and Blackmail: Every Wild Moment from the The White Lotus Season 3 Finale His son on the other hand, did not get off so easy after making his protein shake the following morning in the contaminated blender.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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People can also become infected by touching infected secretions, and then inoculating themselves by touching their nose, mouth, or eyes with contaminated hands.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Their relationship was a bumpy one, yet oddly enough, neither had anything to do with the other’s ousting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
9 Apr. 2025
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There have been some bumpy days in their friendship, notably between 2007 and 2010 when Ovechkin took a number of runs at Malkin during games, which illustrated a strain in their friendship for a time.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Knotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knotted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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