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as in complexness
the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects
the complexity of the company's computer system is such that a full-time employee is needed to maintain it
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as in difficulty
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 complexity
Figures once remembered as heroes reveal blind spots; others previously cast as peripheral or difficult emerge with new complexity.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Primary elections historically draw small turnouts, and the complexity of this cycle's ballot may be part of the reason.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
That means providing wages that reflect the cost of living and the complexity of this work.
—David Rich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The cost and complexity are simply too high.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Primary elections historically draw small turnouts, and the complexity of this cycle's ballot may be part of the reason.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
That means providing wages that reflect the cost of living and the complexity of this work.
—David Rich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The cost and complexity are simply too high.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complexity
Noun
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The 18th Street Station has a lot of stairs, so passengers with difficulty using stairs should use the McCormick Place station.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Low-mass stars such as red dwarfs vastly outnumber high-mass stars, a distribution astronomers call the 'initial mass function', but why this should be weighted towards lower-mass stars is uncertain — and certainly not helped by the difficulties in observing their growth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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London has carved out a global reputation for fintech, combining regulatory sophistication with access to capital, talent and a dense network of financial institutions.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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Weisberger’s book may have been an opportunistic takedown, but the director David Frankel and the screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna spun it into one of the finer Hollywood entertainments of its era, with the pleasing sophistication and bitchery of a classic studio comedy from the forties or fifties.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The maneuvering, complications, and curiosity, all of it, begin beyond the first selection.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since only a small percentage of people appeal their denials, insurers likely have savings in the short term, though those may not last if people experience complications from discharging too early, Fox said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some aspects of sustainable seafood are obvious and well-trod, even if the how-to intricacies likely are lost on most consumers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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At this point, being smaller than everyone for so long has forced him to understand the intricacies of the game and how to use his size as an advantage rather than a weakness.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Complexity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complexity. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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