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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 the notion of a possible serial killer floats across social media among web sleuths, some investigating agencies have dismissed the theory, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a corrupt web of government dysfunction and one-upmanship.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Methodology: A Gallup Panel web survey was conducted March 6-13 with a sample of 3,465 13- to 28-year-olds living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
—April Rubin, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
This 2-in-1 laptop will do a serviceable job of web browsing and document drafting.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a corrupt web of government dysfunction and one-upmanship.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Go deeper: How Gen Z is thinking about AI at work
Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking
Methodology: A Gallup Panel web survey was conducted March 6-13 with a sample of 3,465 13- to 28-year-olds living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
—April Rubin, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
This 2-in-1 laptop will do a serviceable job of web browsing and document drafting.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
Noun
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The possible legal tangle between Minnesota and the Trump administration mirrors a similar situation between the administration and Maine, whose leaders have also refused to follow Trump’s anti-trans sports order.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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Bateman and his team had been studying tau tangles, the abnormal clumps of protein that form inside the neurons of people with Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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In addition to witnessing bloodshed as a soldier and a journalist, Godwin has also lost his eldest sister, Jain, who was killed along with her fiancé and their best man in an army ambush in 1978, just weeks before her wedding.—
Dina Gachman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The first-half ambush was the best show of the beautiful game yet from the expansion club, rewarding folks who wanted a Major League Soccer team in San Diego.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Amandine Henry won her duel, heading the ball back into the box, and when Schelin’s shot was blocked, Renard was quickest to react, stabbing the ball into the net with her left foot.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Barkov, having never touched the puck, moves to pursue the puck behind the net.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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But the Knicks can’t fall for the trap, and Brunson, who finished with 34 points on 12-of-27 shooting from the field to go with eight assists on the night, had a frustrating start to his evening.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Europe is wary of sleepwalking back into the trap of reliance on Russian energy resources that caused an energy crisis at the outset of the 2022 invasion and mounting speculation that Europe might reopen its taps has sparked pushback from key European voices.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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In the United States alone, navigating the labyrinth of healthcare administrative tasks costs up to $265 billion annually, according to a 2023 McKinsey analysis.—
Jacob Miller,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The 100-acre resort has a 45,000-square-foot waterpark with a labyrinth of waterslides.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The road to succeeding in school athletics has always seemed more like a maze than a path.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Then, wearing a VR headset, the participants used a joystick to navigate through a three-dimensional maze with landmark clues to find a treasure chest at the end.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What makes quantum internet even safer is a phenomenon called entanglement.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The legacy of colonialism and Cold War entanglements that drew parts of the region into superpower rivalries and proxy wars left many Southeast Asian countries wary of aligning too closely with any one major power.—
Lynn Kuok,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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While the city is at a crossroads, the job of mayor is shrinking, and with it the likelihood that bold and competent future leadership can lift Chicago from a historic morass.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The legal morass created by this scheme doesn't end there.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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