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What investigators uncovered was a complex attack involving blockchain infrastructure, malware that functions across various platforms, and thousands of software developers and the companies that hire them.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Nigeria is battling a complex security crisis, especially in the north, where there is a decade-long insurgency and several armed groups that kidnap for ransom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lee echoes the same sentiment and notes that certain specialty products, like overcomplicated or time-consuming jewelry cleaners, aren't worth hanging onto.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
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While the name’s definitely a bit overcomplicated—and a bit of a mouthful—using them couldn’t be easier.—
Adam Cheung,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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The figures had cracked in many places and some of the statues revealed their complicated armature.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Legacy therapeutic approaches are sometimes complicated, costly, slow or restricted in geography.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What prosecutors say actually happened inside the Banfields’ Fairfax County home was the result of something far more convoluted and sinister — a deadly catfishing scheme that was motivated by an affair and relied on a fetish website to lure an unsuspecting man to his death.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The county’s One-Stop Permit Center provides convenient coordination, but applicants face delays waiting for complete design plans and navigating convoluted information.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The mandolins weave intricate patterns together, in counterpoint or unison.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Charmast Portable Charger keeps all my devices alive without requiring me to pack a tangled mess of extra cords.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
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Biological molecules were deconstructed and flattened into a tangled mess of mostly carbon and hydrogen.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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This rhetoric neatly aligns with choice feminism, but the conversation feels similarly labyrinthine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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His legal situation is labyrinthine and almost requires a law degree to get your head around.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Overcomplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcomplex. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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