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as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
an intricate machine that requires some training to use it properly
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as in detailed
made or done with great care or with much detail
an intricate hairstyle that requires far too much maintenance to suit my taste
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Recent Examples of intricate
The symbols festoon an intricate new 30-foot mural, painted by more than 130 Google employees as part of a collaborative art project honoring the evolution of gTech, a global Google team that provides technical support and services to customers.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The finale sets the stage for a darker, more intricate narrative, showing that his career and personal life are now inseparably entangled with both power and danger, and that surviving in Bollywood will demand navigating a world where every opportunity comes with a hidden cost.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The hooks are small—a little longer than a toothpick—so they're ideally sized for getting into young kids' hair or really intricate hairstyles.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
The buildings on the land, many of which are more than 100 years old, are known for their intricate brick and glass work.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The finale sets the stage for a darker, more intricate narrative, showing that his career and personal life are now inseparably entangled with both power and danger, and that surviving in Bollywood will demand navigating a world where every opportunity comes with a hidden cost.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The hooks are small—a little longer than a toothpick—so they're ideally sized for getting into young kids' hair or really intricate hairstyles.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
The buildings on the land, many of which are more than 100 years old, are known for their intricate brick and glass work.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intricate
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Overall, tinting laws can be pretty complicated.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sustainability doesn’t have to be such a complicated topic.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kolvet told Fortune that he is dedicated to seeing Kirk’s podcast continue, but a detailed plan is still in the works.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Unlike most mass shooters who expect to die during their attacks, an expert tells Fox News Digital that Robinson devised escape routes and left behind a detailed digital trail.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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This scalable method opens the door for more complex structures that were once out of reach.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dyslexia like any other complex entity has a continuum from mild to severe manifestations.—
Laura Cassidy,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Everything about Baldwin’s style is too much; often one feels, in his diction, his elaborate, Jamesian syntactical structures, his sudden shifts of tone, that if the English language has a volume dial that goes up to ten, Baldwin is hot-wiring a go-around to push it to eleven or twelve.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Baker became a longtime collaborator, with Balmain designing elaborate, symbolic and glamorous ensembles for her film and stage performances.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The shift would send states scrambling and complicate parents’ efforts to get young children vaccinated ahead of the coming respiratory virus season.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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The district has tried to be conservative on replacing items as efforts to form a fire territory complicate issues of investment and ownership.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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In a dark wash The most elegant, most versatile, and easiest solution for how to style barrel jeans is simply buying a pair in a dark wash.—
Lucía Tejo,
Glamour,
20 Sep. 2025
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Named one of the best new hotels of 2024 by T+L editors in the annual It List, this sharp 190-key property pays homage to British automotive and aeronautic history with a replica of the Concorde on the ceiling of its elegant rooftop restaurant, Brooklands by Claude Bosi.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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The animation, however, is much more sophisticated than that, and also very adult; these vampiric demons — which literally eat or, more creepily, simply absorb their victims — can only be killed by having their heads cut off, and even that isn’t a given.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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The five sophisticated rooms channel a Switzerland-meets-Ibiza vibe, with plush bedding, soothing gray accents, and funky graphic art.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Intricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intricate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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