as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
the daedal workings of the chime clock are a marvel to behold
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Adjective
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His love of American design codes, such as the white T-shirt and sport jerseys, is evident in his manipulation of the garment to become a skirt or in creating an intricate patchwork tank-style dress.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The shift would send states scrambling and complicate parents’ efforts to get young children vaccinated ahead of the coming respiratory virus season.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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The district has tried to be conservative on replacing items as efforts to form a fire territory complicate issues of investment and ownership.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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This narrative has taken center stage over a far more complicated and interesting reality.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the success of TV shows like Hacks and The White Lotus, which explore the beautifully complicated, often messy inner lives of women who don’t fit the ingenue mold, perhaps more production companies will take chances on similar shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This goes up to six to eight weeks when the fracture is more complex.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Boiled down in a cauldron using traditional methods, the sulfate-free formula bubbles up into a lovely lather that washes hands without stripping them (the glycerin, as well as coconut, olive, and sweet almond oils, are to thank) and fills the room with its sophisticated, Provençal scents.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Smart stability through clever control The key to this drone’s ability to stabilize is a sophisticated feedback controller.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Daedal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daedal. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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