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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PepsiCo’s transformation journey serves as a blueprint for other organizations navigating the complexities of global supply chains and striving to truly orchestrate their supply chains.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The musical doesn’t shy away from the allegations that shadowed Jackson’s later career, and Fields-Green has had to find ways to honor both the artistry and the complexity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Morocco's desert landscape will add to the difficulty of the training exercises.—
Emmett Prosser,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most effective source of comfort to Colwill in the coming weeks and months will be the difficulty Chelsea have replacing him.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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The artist’s rep revealed to multiple outlets that Seely died on Friday at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, due to complications from an intestinal infection, following two emergency abdominal surgeries and other health problems this year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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Country music trailblazer and Grand Ole Opry star Jeannie Seely died on Friday (Aug. 1) at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn., due to complications from an intestinal infection.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Convolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convolution. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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