as in fogs
a state of mental uncertainty
poorly worded instructions that must have resulted in a lot of head-scratching
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tangles
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And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau tangles, the same hallmarks seen in human patients.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025 -
There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Head-scratchings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head-scratchings. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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