as in complicating
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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The response unfolds in a region long threatened by armed groups that have kept a large part of the population on the run and control a major city where Ebola cases have been confirmed, complicating health workers’ catch-up efforts to trace the outbreak.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026 -
There is a complicating factor.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
20 May 2026
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“Complexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complexing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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