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as in tangle
something that catches and holds
he was caught in the web of branches she was trapped by her own web of lies
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as in ambush
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
an ingenious web that was spun by undercover agents going after drug dealers
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Recent Examples of web
Business TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban
Trump's executive order was enough for Oracle, and other web infrastructure companies, to restore TikTok's services.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Not for web access, which will remain open, but certainly for apps that are installed locally and especially those that know the regional location of their user.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The tool features a remote web browser and a chat window for communicating with a user.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that
WATCH
Watch the Full Vogue World: London 2023 Show
1/ 12
Watch the Full Vogue World: London 2023 Sho...
Vogue World: London Red Carpet Arrivals
The Biggest Red Carpet Moments from the 202...
—Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
Not for web access, which will remain open, but certainly for apps that are installed locally and especially those that know the regional location of their user.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The tool features a remote web browser and a chat window for communicating with a user.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
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With estuaries full of reptiles, swooping egrets, and thick tangles of mangroves decorated in Cajun hibiscus, this is wild Louisiana.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sliced thinly, the central ingredients create a towering tangle of crunch.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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The United Nations had blamed him for an ambush that killed around two dozen Pakistani soldiers earlier that year, per The New York Times.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The shooting in the lobby came just days before the first anniversary of the ambush attack on Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2025
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Pettersson missed the net during a two-on-one chance in OT.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Over the past decade the Van Eck fund has delivered 6.3% annually, net of its 1.4% expense ratio.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Rodent issues — including one found alive in a sticky trap at an Italian restaurant and more than 40 droppings in a taco spot’s kitchen — were among the violations that led the state to temporarily shut nine South Florida restaurants last week.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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Determined to resolve the situation, the OP set a trap.—
Darlin Tillery,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Is this a burgeoning love affair or just another con job stacked on top of a labyrinth of deceptions?—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Said to be the largest indoor market in Latin America, the 430,000-square-foot maze of hallways and booths offers an immersion-therapy-style introduction to Mexican market culture, with sections devoted to everything from soccer jerseys to caged birds.—
Freda Moon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The result is an ominous death rattle for cinema as it was known through the 20th century, and a frightening funhouse maze without a center.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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And Musk's financial entanglement with Washington's largest department has stirred skepticism and concerns about conflict of interest.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The book takes place over the course of one afternoon blow job, while both participants remember the entirety of their entanglement.—
Haley Mlotek,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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While there may be a role for insurance, the sheer number of insurance products available today often creates more confusion than clarity for Americans, forcing them to wade through the morass of fine print that can be purposely misleading and sometimes fraudulent.—
Renee Hsia,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Brown stars as Xavier Collins, a secret service agent to the former President of the United States, Cal Bradford (James Marsden), who is entangled in a morass of intrigue when he is accused of killing his charge.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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