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intricacies

noun

plural of intricacy

as in complexities

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business

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Recent Examples of intricacies The day after a game, McCardell and Jefferson talk through these intricacies with the rest of the Vikings receivers. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Researchers have been puzzled by the intricacies of the genome, especially noncoding DNA—the 98 percent of DNA that doesn’t code for specific proteins but still plays a major role in the body’s function. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 The impetus behind launching the tool is a growing need for marketers to stay up to speed on compliance regulations and inbox intricacies. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 A lot of my friends, some of them love WWE and all the intricacies of that world. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The rookies, of which the Dolphins drafted an NFL-high 13 players, could be considered a bit naive to the intricacies of an NFL season. — Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Its uniquely wide view will also help scientists decode the intricacies of dark matter and dark energy while perhaps clearing up some contradictions about our universe that scientists have been scratching their heads over for decades. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The intricacies of the interpersonal dynamics and conversational turns in the scene ground the dispute in emotion, and two characters who were once at odds find common ground. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 The intricacies of state voter ID laws, student voting advocates point out, can trip up many of the country's least experienced voters. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

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In a review, the researchers compared six fuel cycle pathways, with wide complexities, but mapped them easily using the Tube map design, a first for the field.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
The other hot topic of the day was the complexities across Europe that influence how some companies choose to scale.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of complexities

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As for the challenges, all three directors brought up the difficulties of having to communicate in their second language with actors when under the overbearing pressures of being on set.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

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