cat's cradles

Definition of cat's cradlesnext
plural of cat's cradle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradles
Noun
  • Separated by labyrinths of creeks and smaller cays, each one represents a stepping stone away from civilization, Parrish told me.
    Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Its floors are mazes of narrow corridors packed with African clothing stalls, salons, barbers, jewelry stores and halal eateries.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
  • More than two million Christmas lights, mazes and photo opportunities with Santa.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But the seven-member volunteer commission — long expected to take the reins from OPD’s federal overseers — still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland’s complex bureaucratic tangles.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In the clip, the actress jumped into a pool in a string bikini and demonstrated how to get pesky tangles out of one’s hair with her brand’s Glossing Detangler.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Despite headwinds like tariffs, supply chain snarls and higher costs for solar panels and other components, Fishman said, the initiative is having an impact.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And, two, worldwide supply chain snarls also stemming from the pandemic.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Cat's cradles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradles. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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