as in complexity
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
the inevitable convolutions involved in setting up an international teleconference
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Recent Examples of convolution
These convolutions come across as brand management to the point of wish fulfillment; did a Fleischer Studios executive give the note that under no circumstances must the musical imply that Betty Boop is anything else than universally adored?
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Yet in some of her works, including her 1980 novel, Woman Running in the Mountains, this break with convention comes to feel liberatory, like the promise of something wild and deep that allows the body to survive the convolutions of history.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
This has made for a lot of convolution but also for a lot of great music that can still be black without disavowing life’s fundamental worth.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
The film whisks through various plot convolutions, but the real attraction is the sharp dialogue (David Mamet co-writes the script), the tense scenes of spycraft in practice, and action sequences that Frankenheimer must have been waiting his whole career to shoot.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Yet in some of her works, including her 1980 novel, Woman Running in the Mountains, this break with convention comes to feel liberatory, like the promise of something wild and deep that allows the body to survive the convolutions of history.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
This has made for a lot of convolution but also for a lot of great music that can still be black without disavowing life’s fundamental worth.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
The film whisks through various plot convolutions, but the real attraction is the sharp dialogue (David Mamet co-writes the script), the tense scenes of spycraft in practice, and action sequences that Frankenheimer must have been waiting his whole career to shoot.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convolution
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According to SmartAsset, the cost to develop a trust can range from as little as a few hundred dollars or up to several thousand dollars, depending on complexity.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Since welcoming her daughter Ella-Loren in 2022, Sumpter has used her voice to spotlight the complexities of modern motherhood.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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The cause, as many re counted, was not bound in the way of private, but having taken up the same day in the day of Lord Palmerston, the public will receive a short statement of the difficulties under which the day of law has reached us.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jocelyn and her husband, who are expecting a baby girl in December, have spoken at length about the difficulties with his mom.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Studies have shown that families with doula support report smoother recoveries, stronger confidence in caring for their newborns, and fewer complications.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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New guidelines for people with heart disease emphasize that vaccines reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular complications.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Convolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convolution. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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