complexities

noun

plural of complexity
as in complications
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult the political complexities that the secretary-general must deal with

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Recent Examples of complexities In a review, the researchers compared six fuel cycle pathways, with wide complexities, but mapped them easily using the Tube map design, a first for the field. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 The other hot topic of the day was the complexities across Europe that influence how some companies choose to scale. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech? — Mike McRae 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 Commercial property management is its own profession with its own language, priorities, financial drivers and legal complexities. — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The findings add to growing evidence that Tasmanian tigers were quite different from initial assumptions — and reveal the complexities of trying to understand an extinct species. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 Nonetheless, no agreements have been reached yet, partly because of the complexities of the issues surrounding AI, as well as sensitivities around how Hollywood talent and unions would react, the sources said. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Artificial intelligence has the potential to drastically improve how executives tackle the complexities of the fashion business. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 And he was featured in another prominent Times article this month about the cultural complexities of America’s Mexican-food scene. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complexities
  1. complications
  2. difficulties
  3. intricacies
Noun
  • But one to keep an eye on — because it’s linked to serious complications such as frailty, falls and fractures — is sarcopenia.
    — Sarah Klein, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The success of last year’s documentary Predators may also present complications.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of complications
Noun
  • As for the challenges, all three directors brought up the difficulties of having to communicate in their second language with actors when under the overbearing pressures of being on set.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of difficulties
Noun
  • The day after a game, McCardell and Jefferson talk through these intricacies with the rest of the Vikings receivers.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers have been puzzled by the intricacies of the genome, especially noncoding DNA—the 98 percent of DNA that doesn’t code for specific proteins but still plays a major role in the body’s function.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of intricacies

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