as in complexities
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 convolutions
Laser light and microscopic lenses then carry out convolutions faster and with lower energy needs.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The team turned their model loose on the series of treelike modifications and convolutions in the Indo-European family of languages.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The team turned their model loose on the series of treelike modifications and convolutions in the Indo-European family of languages.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convolutions
Noun
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Enjoy this one at room temperature out of a brandy snifter in order to maximize those complexities.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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There are still other complexities with college athlete employment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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In October, the FDA alerted the public to reports of serious complications from radiofrequency (RF) microneedling devices.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Dec. 2025
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After breaking free of the aircraft, the skydiver was able to deploy the main parachute and land — though not without facing some complications.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Defying those difficulties, Alex Vlack’s The Revisionist, a Tribeca world premiere, gives us not one but four main characters who are published or aspiring writers.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Early passive screen exposure has been linked to language delays, attention problems, and social difficulties.—
Dua Hassan,
STAT,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Some were less familiar with the intricacies of the Social Security Administration’s policies and procedures than their senior colleagues who had left.—
Katie Savin,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The throughline in Grande’s career has been an artist who tends to set trends rather than chase them while also commenting on the intricacies of her personal and professional life through that music.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Convolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convolutions. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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