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complicacies

noun

plural of complicacy

as in complications

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult the difference in time zones was yet another complicacy that had to be dealt with

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Trachtenberg died in 2025 at 39 from complications of diabetes mellitus.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
In August 2023, 57-year-old photographer Bryan Randall passed away from complications related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

— Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of complications

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While the state has many unfilled jobs in various categories, there are difficulties in hiring in some professions, leading to high amounts of overtime in the Connecticut state budget, officials said.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
People talking about the appeal of democratic socialism talk about the language of affordability and the difficulties of working-class people.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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Obviously, the game of football would forever be changed and there’s much more complexities there, especially at the professional level.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Carl Recine/Getty Images The complexities of the case, including the weight of evidence and charges, have made progress towards a resolution slow.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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