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Adjective
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That’s one reason why some of the highest indirect costs at Florida universities reflected the most complex projects.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
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The book is a towering achievement in Australian fiction, widely recognized as a classic of war literature and a work of national cultural importance — not to mention a gripping, psychologically complex read.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes an evaluation doesn’t need to be overcomplicated.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
31 Jan. 2025
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Simple Solutions For Complex Matters Healthcare systems are known to be intricate and overcomplicated due to their multifunctionality.—
Sergey Mashchenko,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Their final conflict goes down on Silver’s yacht in the middle of the open water, as Silver ridicules Kreese for his complicated relationship with Johnny.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 Feb. 2025
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Construed as a pedagogical exercise more than entertainment, the film offers a deep reading into the complicated plurality of the populace that constitutes nations such as Germany.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If this convoluted Golden State campaign is to straighten out, some pre-All-Star momentum would really stretch a long way.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Like any convoluted romantic comedy, The Wedding Banquet’s foursome’s big silly scheme doesn’t exactly go according to plan.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That the aircraft impacted the ground so violently will no doubt complicate investigators' work, given the state of the physical evidence, Axios' Fitzpatrick adds.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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Strong winds sweeping through L.A. continue to spread the wildfires as well as complicate containment, with the biggest blaze — the Palisades fire — only 11 percent contained, fire officials estimated.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Statement earrings: Create a beautiful neckline by wearing large earrings with intricate, delicate designs.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Knowledge about one system doesn’t give anyone—including Musk’s DOGE workers, some of whom were not even alive for Y2K—the ability to make intricate changes to another.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Her free-associative lyrics are either mesmerizingly strange or plainly hilarious, and her tangled, clanging riffs have an oddly soothing effect.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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Such traits are evident in its architecture, which has remained largely the same throughout history, from ornate palazzi to a scruffy, labyrinthine old town whose narrow streets (caruggi in the local dialect) barely get any sunlight.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Overcomplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcomplex. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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