cat's cradles

plural of cat's cradle

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Noun
  • And who knows if, with chef Mario Carbone, part of those labyrinths will be repurposed into wineries for fine wines.
    Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • To test that, the final group completed cognitively demanding games such as mazes and shape puzzles called tangrams that contained no academic content.
    Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • This Levoit vacuum just dropped under $200, and its impressive ability to pick up hair without any tangles is a pet owner’s dream.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
  • Tuohy found that only our top overall robovac pick, the Matic, did a better job on hard surfaces, while the Saros 20’s DuoDivide brush is designed to resist hair tangles, reducing the amount of maintenance required.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Be prepared for traffic snarls and multiple security checkpoints.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
  • Drivers should brace for traffic snarls this summer when South Elgin’s State Street bridge over the Fox River is reduced to one lane for road resurfacing work.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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“Cat's cradles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradles. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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