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Recent Examples of spiderweb
From orbit, the intersecting ridges resemble a massive spiderweb sprawled across the Martian surface.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Her tentacles are like wisps of spiderweb, each with an ocellus (an eye) at its base.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
Deep cracks spiderweb across the earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Her tentacles are like wisps of spiderweb, each with an ocellus (an eye) at its base.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
Deep cracks spiderweb across the earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiderweb
Noun
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Fit that is found in the body at rest, or the cobweb where the broom will not reach.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Your higher power can be an elephant or a cobweb in a corner.—
Calvin Tomkins,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Discover the labyrinth, a quiet space dedicated to meditation and mindfulness.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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The hotel comprises a labyrinth of historic and contemporary buildings, connected by leafy tropical gardens.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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“Spiderweb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiderweb. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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