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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
As converging forces close in, a young translator is pulled into a tightening web of power and proximity.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
The 28-year-old Loyola journalism graduate has been at the forefront of DIY reporting since his teens, beginning with interviews of fringe dark-web figures and protest movements during a gap year.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Attacks on web servers early March disrupted banking systems in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, halting financial transactions and everyday banking activities.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The network extended deep into the judiciary, encompassing a web of judges, prosecutors and Supreme Court justices linked to Flores, many of whom played key roles in rulings that favored the government.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
The 28-year-old Loyola journalism graduate has been at the forefront of DIY reporting since his teens, beginning with interviews of fringe dark-web figures and protest movements during a gap year.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Attacks on web servers early March disrupted banking systems in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, halting financial transactions and everyday banking activities.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
The network extended deep into the judiciary, encompassing a web of judges, prosecutors and Supreme Court justices linked to Flores, many of whom played key roles in rulings that favored the government.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
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The brand’s first Australian outpost is set on Oxford Street—with its longstanding tangle of nightlife, queerness, rebellion, theater, politics, and fashion—which has long served as one of the city’s great cultural arteries.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lowery manifests that vision as a swirling tangle of red fabric that acquires an almost corporeal form, a mesmerizing jolt of color in the sumptuous darkness of DP Andrew Droz Palermo’s visuals (Rina Yang shot the concert scenes).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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One of the top pitching prospects in the organization, Klassen gave up an ambush double to Luke Raley on his first major league pitch but avoided damage in the first inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Another shooting Dallas Police have investigated was an ambush shooting along Sedona Lane earlier in March.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles also whiffed on two open nets in the first 40 minutes.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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This is all adults, casting a very wide net here.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Effective vole control includes keeping grass mowed, minimizing mulch, using traps, and protecting young trees with hardware cloth tubes.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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The missile site is where Cove and Dixon’s fellow biologists have used camera traps to film pythons preying on the endangered species, which have much lower reproduction rates than the invasive Asian black rats common to Florida.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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American Gothic Antiques is the best place to step back in time, with a labyrinth of connected rooms showcasing vintage glassware, books, toys, and artwork.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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For many Florida elders, a visit from an adult protection investigator is the start of a one-way journey into a labyrinth.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The farm hosts an annual fall festival, which features a petting zoo, a corn maze and a pumpkin patch.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The first four games are a maze of Amazon Prime, NBC/Peacock and ABC.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Materials with high entanglement could become the backbone of future quantum computers or ultra-secure communication networks.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Jaros said sea turtles are drawn to river environments for their warmer temperatures and available food sources, but those same waterways act as funnels for urban runoff and debris, making entanglement a recurring danger for the species.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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When their news anchor (Peter Finch) has a nervous breakdown on the air, suddenly their ratings turn around, bringing on a moral morass only some of them are prepared to face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And that concludes our journey through the morass.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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