cat's cradle

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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 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
  • This particular one was modeled after the labyrinth in the Chartres Cathedral and dedicated to John-Roger after his death.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • The giant spreads his arms to gesture at the labyrinth of pages, then throws his head back in cackling laughter.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Karlsson found the puck in a maze of chaos around the blue paint and roofed it over Trent Miner to call game.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Fat, Sugar, and Impaired Brain Function For the study, college students were asked to navigate a virtual maze to locate a treasure chest.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Long story short, the uncontrolled airflow of a standard blow dryer can create tangles galore on loose to tight curl patterns while the nozzle detachment used to create a smooth blowout effect does away with curls entirely.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 14 May 2025
  • Before Carrier’s tangle of fraudulent loans collapsed and was exposed in court, there were signs of trouble.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • More than 100,000 motorists pass through Wheat Ridge, Denver and southwestern Adams County every day on Interstates 70 and 76, often in maddening traffic snarls.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
  • Traffic snarls are one reason why Hiaasen ultimately returned to eastern Florida.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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