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
The team turned their model loose on the series of treelike modifications and convolutions in the Indo-European family of languages.
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Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convolutions
Noun
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Nostalgia can romanticize the past, editing out the hardships and complexities associated with history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Over the course of 20 years, five Black women navigate careers, responsibilities and relationships in all their complexities.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Legionnaires’ can lead to severe complications, including lung failure requiring mechanical ventilation, kidney failure, total body infection resulting in septic shock, and death.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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And aren’t our real-life romantic complications bewildering enough?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is where individuals with early interpersonal difficulties, such as less support from caregivers or difficulty resolving adolescent conflicts, were more likely to become the less committed or less invested partner in adult relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures.—
Literary Hub
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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But Makhija says Walton stands apart for her effort to learn the intricacies of America’s health care industry.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Arsenal are missing some instinctive understanding between their attackers, who are still getting used to the intricacies of one another’s styles.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Convolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convolutions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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