Thesaurus results for WEB

web

noun

ˈweb

Definition of web

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 Within two months, the share of global web traffic to Chinese AI models jumped from roughly 3 to 13 percent, according to research from RAND. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Offers free version Yes Availability Available for web and mobile devices. — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026 And starring Barbie Ferreira as a vigilante web sleuth, their latest project successfully tapped into an earlier strain of viral folklore that resonated strongly with IndieWire’s chief film critic David Ehrlich. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 In other cases, hijacked traffic was used for ad fraud, which generates cash by inflating web traffic. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for web

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Noun

They’re immediately pulled into a tangle of police reports, hospital notifications, insurance calls, and legal questions that can feel impossible to sort through while grieving.

— William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Richie Laryea for Canada burst into the box in a good position but was brought to ground amid a tangle of legs with South Africa’s Khuliso Mudau.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Dallas Police Association President Sean Pease says as Dallas prepares to honor the five officers killed in the July 7, 2016, ambush, City Hall should also remember the officers and employees still serving.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Require early disclosure of proposals and nominations, which kills the ambush.

— Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of ambush

Noun

While the rest of the fashion industry has yet to stage a meaningful recovery, couture is thriving, supported by high-net-worth clients whose appetite for exclusivity and one-of-a-kind craftsmanship remains strong.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
The partnership with Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot puts Sotheby’s at the heart of the ultra-high-net-worth community of wine collectors—many of whom buy art and other luxury assets.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Definition of net

Noun

The heat wave is making a bad air-quality situation worse as a high-pressure system traps soot and fine particles close to the ground instead of dispersing them.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The safety car came out to allow the Red Bull to be recovered from the gravel trap it was parked in.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.

— Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool.

— Francois de Beaupuy, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

Located in a pasture that extends from outside her winter house all the way down to her long boxwood allée, the maze is now near completion, with her gardeners and outdoor grounds crew having just planted the last section.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of maze

Noun

Common threats include biotoxins, chemical contaminants, disease, and fishing gear entanglements, experts say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Speaking in Portugal this week, Warsh seemed keen to move the Fed through judicial entanglements and get on with the task at hand.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of entanglement

Noun

Infrastructure costs and decreasing water sales left the authority with a budget morass and few options but to keep piling on big rate increases.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2026
Though many might assume that the FDA is right on top of the morass of AI apps that claim to provide mental health or well-being advisement, this is decidedly not the case.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

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