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Recent Examples of spiderweb
Dance, make a spiderweb headdress, visit the photo booth and enter a costume contest.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
There was an old spiderweb still clinging to the railing by her front door.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
This view shows some of the rover’s first looks at a region that has only been viewed from space until now, and where the surface is crisscrossed with spiderweb-like patterns.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
The title of the show centers on a Nahuatl word for spiderweb, a common metaphor for fragility, interconnectedness, beauty and, not least, potential entrapment.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
There was an old spiderweb still clinging to the railing by her front door.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
This view shows some of the rover’s first looks at a region that has only been viewed from space until now, and where the surface is crisscrossed with spiderweb-like patterns.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
The title of the show centers on a Nahuatl word for spiderweb, a common metaphor for fragility, interconnectedness, beauty and, not least, potential entrapment.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiderweb
Noun
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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
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But when strung together in a cobweb of obfuscation, the result is bewilderment, not communication; suspicion, not trust.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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What was supposed to be a quick stop turned into a labyrinth of family secrets and lies Tommy thought were long buried.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Also, any excuse to watch Bill Nighy, who stars as Doctor Lazarus, whose death plunges his forensic psychologist son (Sam Clafin) into a labyrinth of family mysteries.—
Emily Temple
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Spiderweb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiderweb. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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