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The Methodist court’s ruling was convoluted: The bishop was not removed from her post as her supporters most feared, and she was allowed to continue leading nearly 400 churches in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana and Idaho.
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One of the features of a skaldic poem is that it’s incredibly convoluted, like a cryptic crossword puzzle.
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The Phish universe also holds more than 30 years of convoluted in-jokes that make fans roar, and storms of glow sticks on cue.
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But when markets get convoluted, entrepreneurs get creative.
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Brazil (1985)– Terry Gilliam’s vision of a retro-future world, run by a convoluted over structure.
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Origin and Etymology of convolute
Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere
Medical Dictionary
convolute
play
adjective
con·vo·lute
\ˈkän-və-ˌlüt\
Medical Definition of convolute
: rolled or wound together with one part upon another
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