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cat's cradle

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as in labyrinth

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022

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Nor must Morocco contend with California’s labyrinth of zoning, lawsuits, and YIMBY-NIMBY politics.

— Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
It’s written on a stone plinth at the base of one of the labyrinth’s dense trees.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

Hotel Luze evokes the air of a private country chateau, and the walk through the budding hedge maze to the entrance sets the tone.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2020, the maze was constrained by capital, headcount, and the cost of discovering whether an idea was any good.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of maze

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The delicately striated crystal floated up from its tangle of purple moss, rotating slowly before Rey snapped her full concentration toward it, holding it firmly in the air and between her two outstretched hands.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Advertisement At the very center of its tangle of experiences and identities, objectives and conflicts, is Alice.

— Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of tangle

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The state Department of Transportation is scheduled to install temporary three-way stop signs at the intersections during a road project that’s already created mind-numbing traffic snarls and angry and confused drivers.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Someone like Mason Marchment — who can score and play with snarl — could be a multi-year option, but giving out long-term deals to free agents in their 30s is risky, especially considering the current state of the Rangers.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 29 June 2026

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