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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
That the impact is so severe and so global underlines the fact that much of web hosting is centralized on Amazon.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Identity Theft companies can monitor personal information like your Social Security Number (SSN), phone number and email address and alert you if it is being sold on the dark web or being used to open an account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Microsoft's free tier provides 5GB of OneDrive storage for use with mobile and web versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as 15GB of email storage for Outlook.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher wove quite a tangled web with their affair.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Identity Theft companies can monitor personal information like your Social Security Number (SSN), phone number and email address and alert you if it is being sold on the dark web or being used to open an account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Microsoft's free tier provides 5GB of OneDrive storage for use with mobile and web versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as 15GB of email storage for Outlook.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher wove quite a tangled web with their affair.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
Noun
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The winds send stage trusses collapsing in a tangle of steel and spotlights as firefighters race to rescue fans and production crew members trapped.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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This bureaucratic tangle is so extreme that many European manufacturers are simply giving up.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Arnold and Evetts are among ten individuals who allegedly took part in an ambush of federal agents at the ICE detention facility, during which authorities say the suspects used fireworks to distract officers while vandalizing vehicles outside the facility.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … 'MIRACLE' ESCAPE – Manhunt underway after video shows gunman ambush prominent businessman.—
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FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The third quarter net-write off rate was flat.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Boldy had 17 shot attempts in Tuesday’s loss in Dallas (10 on net).—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Half of his power lies in his ability to explore outside the mold, pushing through reggaetón into dancehall and Latin trap without losing command of the audience.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, every apparent breakdown has turned into a bear trap, sparking powerful reversals in the opposite direction.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation is also part of this Haunted Corn Maze, which turns the strawberry fields into a terrifying labyrinth.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Gurba constructs a labyrinth of language where California poppies, childhood witchcraft and feminist rage bloom side by side.—
Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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Not long ago, Ma sent us recommendations for three books that have contributed to his thinking on this theme—books that interrogate timeless aspects of human nature, our complex relationships to one another, and our entanglement with the natural world.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a time defined by human-machine entanglement, several works reimagine our relationships with artificial intelligence, exposing its quiet manipulations, its quickness to radicalize, and its capacity for introspection.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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The 16-track project is a long time coming for Recoechi, a Chicago spitter who came up in the city’s open mic scene before falling into the morass of the streets for a time.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Weimar Republic’s financial and regulatory morass made strongman rule attractive.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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