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Adjective
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The military from Earth returns for the film, and the central conflict becomes more complex.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
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This ingredient also increases your skin’s levels of glycan (the complex sugars that are naturally present in your skin), taking its natural smoothness to a heavenly level.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Before diving into the logistics of Q2, find and remove all Q1 bottlenecks, such as overcomplicated workflows, approval delays or siloed departments.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes an evaluation doesn’t need to be overcomplicated.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs aim to bring jobs and factories back to the U.S., but the reality is more complicated.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Any hedge fund or investment bank with an ability to do some complicated hedges is in a position to jump into the fray.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Developing a minimum viable product (MVP) in banking is extraordinarily complex: regulatory compliance and risk management demand rigorous testing and adherence to convoluted rules designed for traditional banking models.—
Elodie Bouneau,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The logic for the submission process alone involved a vast number of potential scenarios and edge cases, making the code convoluted.—
Sheon Han,
Wired News,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There are extensive drawbacks to using nuclear weapons, including their very destructiveness—which could undermine larger objectives or complicate battlefield operations—and the international backlash that would follow.—
Paul Avey,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
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Since the Trump administration took office, environmental activists have feared that certain existing standards could be rolled back and further complicate efforts to clean up American water supplies.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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True to his word, Sharpe has immersed himself in the craft, mastering everything from tasting notes to the intricate distillation processes in Cognac, France.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The film also incorporates an experimental narrative approach called Deaf Point of View, using impressionistic visual photography and intricate sound design to thrust the audience into the Deaf experience.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 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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Framed as a mole, Ethan recruits a new team on a mission to clear his name, find the real rat, and get to the bottom of an increasingly labyrinthine international mystery.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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He’s sent flying off his bicycle by a cop, part of the predictably crooked department that stymies Terry’s attempts to work within the town’s labyrinthine legal system.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Overcomplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcomplex. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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