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Recent Examples of cobweb
The only snow that stuck on my property was on a cobweb, but the spider probably considers that his property.
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
Wu gok appear otherworldly, the result of the taro and wheat dough creating a cobweb-like structure when it’s fried.
—Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
Other people would send in their pictures of animals, food, art, flowers — anything that one considers beautiful to share with the world, including sunrises and a seed in a cobweb in Holland.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020
Each week, grow rooms, like the one pictured here, produce up to 4,400 pounds of mushrooms and mycelia, the cobweb-like membrane from which mushrooms sprout.
—Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
Wu gok appear otherworldly, the result of the taro and wheat dough creating a cobweb-like structure when it’s fried.
—Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
Other people would send in their pictures of animals, food, art, flowers — anything that one considers beautiful to share with the world, including sunrises and a seed in a cobweb in Holland.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020
Each week, grow rooms, like the one pictured here, produce up to 4,400 pounds of mushrooms and mycelia, the cobweb-like membrane from which mushrooms sprout.
—Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobweb
Noun
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Their findings, published in the journal Subterranean Biology in October 2025, describe what might be the world’s largest spiderweb — and the bizarre truce happening inside it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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From orbit, the intersecting ridges resemble a massive spiderweb sprawled across the Martian surface.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For many Florida elders, a visit from an adult protection investigator is the start of a one-way journey into a labyrinth.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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One floor underground is a labyrinth of snazzy, high-tech equipment designed to bio-hack, educate and optimize performance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cobweb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobweb. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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