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as in difficulty
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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as in complexity
the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects
the complicacy of the theory of relativity is such that it cannot be reduced to a few words that are readily comprehensible to the layman
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Noun
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Their study on the jagged frontier shows that AI capability spikes and dips across activities rather than rising smoothly with difficulty.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Symptoms include breathing difficulties, fatigue and loss of taste.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Instead of adding complexity, Longbow removes it.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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In contrast with that complexity, the reasons that the Sabres appear to finally, belatedly be pulling out of their dark decade and a half are simple.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Documents obtained by the outlet show that Sean died from an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed and severe metabolic acidosis, complications brought on by alcoholic liver cirrhosis.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Influenza can lead to complications and fatalities, especially in people 65 years and older or under 5 with fever, cough and sore throat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Complicacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicacy. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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