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as in facilities
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose
an apartment complex
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as in systems
something made up of many interdependent or related parts
a complex of government programs designed to assist the needy
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as in complicates
to make complex or difficult
there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit
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Recent Examples of complexes
ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Stateside, there seems to be a growing divide among studio complexes.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The Inland Empire nonprofit, which managed and built affordable housing complexes, is now known as National Community Renaissance, or National CORE.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The law requires apartment complexes to post signs warning of towing, but interviews with tenants and visits to Sunset Ridge show there were none at the complex, where many people receive state or federal rental aid.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Israeli airstrikes last month on huge petro-chemical complexes have left thousands of workers on unpaid leave.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
While the legislature required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints, residents said towing companies are continuing to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes and tow cars for minor violations.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
More than 50 petrochemical complexes have been shut down, according to Iran’s semiofficial Jamaran news agency.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The two complexes accounted for nearly 20% of California’s oil-refining capacity.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
There are lots of other large protein complexes in the cell, and there may be some that the AI tools struggle with.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Stateside, there seems to be a growing divide among studio complexes.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The Inland Empire nonprofit, which managed and built affordable housing complexes, is now known as National Community Renaissance, or National CORE.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The law requires apartment complexes to post signs warning of towing, but interviews with tenants and visits to Sunset Ridge show there were none at the complex, where many people receive state or federal rental aid.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Israeli airstrikes last month on huge petro-chemical complexes have left thousands of workers on unpaid leave.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
While the legislature required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints, residents said towing companies are continuing to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes and tow cars for minor violations.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
More than 50 petrochemical complexes have been shut down, according to Iran’s semiofficial Jamaran news agency.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The two complexes accounted for nearly 20% of California’s oil-refining capacity.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complexes
Noun
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The examples include two auto body repair and used car facilities directly across the street.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Diamond Recovery Group, a national network of drug and alcohol rehabilitation and mental health treatment facilities, continues to distinguish itself by earning and maintaining the highest level of accreditation in the industry.—
Ascend Agency,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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This year's exercise involves more than 5,000 personnel from over 40 nations, with a growing focus on advanced technologies, including drones, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence.—
Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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In turn, this could enable higher power conversion efficiencies and more reproducible device performance across different material systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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First, Detroit has centers ahead of him in Larkin, Copp and potentially Kasper next season, with Nate Danielson on the way as well, which either complicates Compher’s path to high-lineup playing time or blocks one of the young players.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the ongoing fracturing of American politics, and especially the capricious and authoritarian-leaning tendencies of the current administration, complicates everything.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Turner saw a huge opening in the television marketplace, a chance to supersede the ABC, NBC and CBS broadcast networks that only allotted half an hour for news at night.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Trucks operating in the middle mile of logistics networks move orders between centralized distribution facilities and last-mile delivery points.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Its residents will also be awaiting further attacks, as Ukraine intensifies its campaign to disrupt the Russian oil industry and deprive the Kremlin of crucial funding for its war machine.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Mexico arrests cartel leader amid widening gang crackdown Mexico’s military arrested a top cartel leader in a raid involving more than 500 troops, the country’s security minister announced on Monday, as President Claudia Sheinbaum intensifies her gang crackdown.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Complexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complexes. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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