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
The wildest example of this meta-narrative convolution comes during the Season 1 recap that plays at the start of the episode.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
But a convolution of religious beliefs not based on biblical norms but used to fit a person’s own biased agenda is certainly foremost of the causes.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
According to Efficient Computer, the E1 consumes less energy than two competing ARM processors at three common tasks: matrix multiplication for machine learning, the fast Fourier transform, and convolution for computer vision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Following the decades-long convolutions of an intense and volatile friendship between two women, Ruth and Maria, Lonely Crowds poses similar questions about the limits of personal relationships.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
But a convolution of religious beliefs not based on biblical norms but used to fit a person’s own biased agenda is certainly foremost of the causes.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
According to Efficient Computer, the E1 consumes less energy than two competing ARM processors at three common tasks: matrix multiplication for machine learning, the fast Fourier transform, and convolution for computer vision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Following the decades-long convolutions of an intense and volatile friendship between two women, Ruth and Maria, Lonely Crowds poses similar questions about the limits of personal relationships.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convolution
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According to the report, many developers face obstacles such as rising construction costs, financing constraints, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Michael Thill and Elise Vinson, two nurses who were on the picket line Sunday, expressed their difficulty squaring their desire to help during the attack with their inability to work in the hospital amid the strike.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Bears’ first-half difficulties slowing Raiders star Maxx Crosby were significant.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In season 2, the complications of adjusting to life without Monty are stacking up.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Windowing complications Fremantle’s de Azpiazu said the complicated market situation was hitting distribution strategies.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Convolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convolution. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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