as in complexities
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business
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Recent Examples of intricacies
Throughout this tumultuous epoch, the battle over America got wrapped up in the baffling intricacies of health care—first insurance coverage, then COVID.
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Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
This book explores the intricacies of women's life and how those deep bonds can ultimately empower and uplift.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The book explores the intricacies of farming weed and extracting THC oils as well as California’s drug laws.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Prager was deeply interested in the intricacies of the growing process, as well, sometimes spending weeks in the Colombian mountains living with the indigenous tribes that grew his weed and becoming close friends with his Colombian contacts that moved the product onto his boats.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Born to a working-class family in a wealthy part of London in 1929 — his father was a chauffeur and his mother a part-time cook — Deighton grew up with a keen eye for the intricacies and absurdities of Britain’s class system.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Musicians who have alternately formed a Shaggs tribute band or arranged their music for an instrumental duo speak to the odd intricacies of the music, which runs counter to the idea that it was just being made up in real time in the studio.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
The intricacies of it, the quality of the script, the direction and the acting are bound so tightly together.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
To further lean into the rural aesthetic, add wooden furnishings that highlight the intricacies of the natural grain.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
This book explores the intricacies of women's life and how those deep bonds can ultimately empower and uplift.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The book explores the intricacies of farming weed and extracting THC oils as well as California’s drug laws.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Prager was deeply interested in the intricacies of the growing process, as well, sometimes spending weeks in the Colombian mountains living with the indigenous tribes that grew his weed and becoming close friends with his Colombian contacts that moved the product onto his boats.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Born to a working-class family in a wealthy part of London in 1929 — his father was a chauffeur and his mother a part-time cook — Deighton grew up with a keen eye for the intricacies and absurdities of Britain’s class system.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Musicians who have alternately formed a Shaggs tribute band or arranged their music for an instrumental duo speak to the odd intricacies of the music, which runs counter to the idea that it was just being made up in real time in the studio.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
The intricacies of it, the quality of the script, the direction and the acting are bound so tightly together.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
To further lean into the rural aesthetic, add wooden furnishings that highlight the intricacies of the natural grain.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intricacies
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Valladares saluted the farmworker movement but also said the labor movement brought its own social complexities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Employers and school leaders have rightly wised up to the dangers and complexities of winter weather driving, especially after 2014’s Snowmageddon debacle.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bill, which does not mention PMPS by name, covers complications including chronic pain.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Part of that planning includes working through real-world complications, such as major construction projects that impact affect evacuations.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later canceled following Dion's 2022 diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that includes rigidity and stiffness of certain areas of the body, causing unsteadiness, slower movements and difficulties walking.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Robust spending from wealthier Americans balances out the financial difficulties of lower-income households, preventing the broader economy from entering a recession.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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