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as in tangle
something that catches and holds
he was caught in the web of branches she was trapped by her own web of lies
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as in ambush
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
an ingenious web that was spun by undercover agents going after drug dealers
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Recent Examples of web
Google has been phasing out the ability to run Chrome web apps, which will completely end in October 2028.
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PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
Kolfage, an Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient, has also been accused by former employees of running fake news web sites and sued other veterans over online trolling that at least one veteran said was driven by his concerns that Kolfage had overstated his military experience.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But the complex web of financial agreements signed by OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT bot, with other technology and chipmaking companies has led some investors to question vendor financing arrangements and the connected nature of the AI ecosystem .
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
First Italy and then Rome’s more distant territories were transformed by a web of roads that connected settlements and let Roman armies move where they were needed, says historian Ray Laurence of Macquarie University in Australia, who was not involved in the study.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
Kolfage, an Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient, has also been accused by former employees of running fake news web sites and sued other veterans over online trolling that at least one veteran said was driven by his concerns that Kolfage had overstated his military experience.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But the complex web of financial agreements signed by OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT bot, with other technology and chipmaking companies has led some investors to question vendor financing arrangements and the connected nature of the AI ecosystem .
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
First Italy and then Rome’s more distant territories were transformed by a web of roads that connected settlements and let Roman armies move where they were needed, says historian Ray Laurence of Macquarie University in Australia, who was not involved in the study.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
Noun
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After spraying this before a braid takedown, my hair was visibly softer and easier to mange through tangles.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Having the best brush for your dog will keep its coat free of tangles and might even prevent a big bill at the groomer’s.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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What’s happening now Fuel is running short in Bamako as militants belonging to a group called Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam al-Muslimin (JNIM) cut roads to the capital, attack military patrols and ambush tanker trucks.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vaquitas continued to be caught and unintentionally killed when fishers used these nets to target totoaba fish for their swim bladder—the part of a fish that regulates buoyancy—for sale in Chinese black markets.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the Capitals celebrated Ovechkin's milestone moment, Binnington, 32, removed the puck from the Blues' net with his stick and proceeded to tuck into the back of his pants.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jacob plots to seduce his employers and gain an advantage from their industry connections, but unwittingly walks into a trap.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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By moving the economy up the value chain, Beijing hopes to escape the middle-income trap and cement its status as a self-reliant tech superpower.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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Forced to navigate this harrowing labyrinth of false saviors and predators, Ash’s struggle becomes not only about survival, but about reclaiming her voice and breaking free from cycles of harm that threaten to consume her completely.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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The campaign will engage local media outlets, social media, newsletters and community organizations to guide Medi-Cal recipients through the labyrinth of changes, said CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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But for this to work, these supercities must have freedom from the bureaucratic maze that suffocates current development.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The maze is quite scary, including an It-style clown with a chainsaw, chainsaw-wielding doctors in scrubs, and Beryl at the center of it all as the town’s biggest cultural claim to fame, the Headless Horseman.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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This transit can also expose hidden motives in relationships, financial entanglements and even regarding our sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Being buried in dry science explainers is part of what makes those concepts—nonlocality, entanglement, black hole gravity—difficult to understand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Apart from the moral morass and human cost of America’s foreign military misadventures, there is the lasting economic damage of the wars of which Cheney was such an avid advocate.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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