cat's cradle

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated. Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
Noun
  • The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation is also part of this Haunted Corn Maze, which turns the strawberry fields into a terrifying labyrinth.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Gurba constructs a labyrinth of language where California poppies, childhood witchcraft and feminist rage bloom side by side.
    Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The winds send stage trusses collapsing in a tangle of steel and spotlights as firefighters race to rescue fans and production crew members trapped.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This bureaucratic tangle is so extreme that many European manufacturers are simply giving up.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The result has been a seemingly endless run of East Washington Street roadwork and traffic snarls from Alabama Street downtown to I-465.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There was talk of traffic snarls and strain on the power grid.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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