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cat's cradles

noun

plural of cat's cradle
as in labyrinths

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  1. labyrinths
  2. mazes
  3. tangles
  4. snarls
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
Definition of labyrinths
Noun
  • New this year are two mazes, including one that intermixes a host of vintage animation, as well as a magic show collaboration with the Magic Castle.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The company said the mazes were in the works months before Parton died and are part of its annual campaign honoring country music’s brightest stars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mazes
Noun
  • Sticky beta-amyloid can build into brain-clogging plaque over decades, eventually spurring neuron-killing tau tangles that lead to symptoms.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangles
Noun
  • Around her, Youth builds an impressively frantic web of relationships and plot snarls.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarls
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