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as in difficulty
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
the food allergies of the guests were just another complication for the couple trying to plan their wedding reception
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
complications set in after the surgery
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as in complexity
the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects
a problem of such irreducible complication as to defy any easy solution
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Recent Examples of complication
In one study, both vitamins were associated with fewer complications during chemotherapy in people with leukemia.19 More studies are needed to confirm these benefits.
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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 8 May 2025
Estate Planning And Asset Protection More than 60% of Americans don't have an estate plan in place, leaving their assets exposed to unnecessary taxes and legal complications.
—Stacy Francis, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Within eight months, 28 women with severe pregnancy complications before fetal viability had come through the doors of Parkland and Clements.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 7 May 2025
Cordero died in July 2020 due to COVID-19 complications.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 8 May 2025
Estate Planning And Asset Protection More than 60% of Americans don't have an estate plan in place, leaving their assets exposed to unnecessary taxes and legal complications.
—Stacy Francis, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Within eight months, 28 women with severe pregnancy complications before fetal viability had come through the doors of Parkland and Clements.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 7 May 2025
Cordero died in July 2020 due to COVID-19 complications.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complication
Noun
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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McCann compounds this difficulty by only sparingly engaging with digital life.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Besides being nuisances, many types carry diseases including West Nile virus, encephalitis, and canine heartworm.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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Overview The complexities of the U.K.’s indirect tax landscape can be challenging for overseas businesses to navigate when starting to sell here for the first time, especially for those selling to consumers.—
Robert Marchant,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Doctors across the country are navigating a fast-changing healthcare landscape where administrative complexity and evolving reimbursement structures are creating new challenges for even the most experienced providers.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The threadbare plot is set in motion when Tesfaye’s screen-self (henceforth referred to as Abel) loses his voice while touring, a real-life incident forced here into heavy-handed metaphor as an existential ailment symptomatic of his deeper issues with himself and women.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Djokovic struggled with his fitness and had a reputation for pulling out of matches with various ailments.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Twins got there by beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday night at Target Field, getting a strong performance from Joe Ryan — who dealt with a violent illness earlier this week.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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His ultimate goal: save tens of millions of lives, especially those of women and children suffering from HIV, malaria and other deadly illnesses.—
Jennifer Earl,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and active fire conditions.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Our evaluation across essential metrics—Growth, Profitability, Financial Stability, and Downturn Resilience—shows that Johnson & Johnson exhibits robust operational performance and a strong financial condition, as detailed below.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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On one level, this flurry of proposals to ills that have been festering in California and domestically for years is more posturing than problem solving.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Protectionists presented tariffs as the essential policy to quicken the development of manufactures as well as a remedy to the social ills that afflicted the emerging industrial working class.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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WalletHub set out to find where Americans suffer the most from substance use disorders.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
13 May 2025
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Researchers found that most parents with a substance use disorder abuse alcohol.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Complication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complication. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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