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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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Bespoke footwear rounds out the collection, with the Megaride F50 shoe featuring spiderweb panels over a black mesh base.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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The ridges look like spiderweb patterns from space and had previously only been observed from orbit, NASA said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Part gallery exhibition, part experimental cinema, part psychological labyrinth, Motion Picture House expands upon the 2021 virtual KID A MNESIA release created in Unreal Engine during the pandemic.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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The great arc of stars in the constellation Corona Borealis represents the crown of Ariadne in Greek mythology, who, in some tellings, marries the god Dionysus following the defeat of the bull-like minotaur in the labyrinth below the Aegean island of Crete by the demigod Theseus.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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“Cobweb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobweb. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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