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webs

noun

plural of web

as in tangles

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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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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Its windows framed the skyline through tangles of dark, leathery holm-oak leaves and, disorientingly, thick tree trunks rooted in enormous planters and secured against storms by vertical cables.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Plaques and tangles are two hallmark brain changes associated with the common dementia.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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Watch the Margaret Todd and other sailboats glide past as lobster boats head out to check their traps.

— Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
In an effort to avoid custom-design traps, the Dutch carrier chose an off-the-shelf model from seat manufacturer Stelia that was already flying on sister airline Air France.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of traps

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And who knows if, with chef Mario Carbone, part of those labyrinths will be repurposed into wineries for fine wines.

— Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of labyrinths

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Stassi is no stranger to an ambush; one of her most iconic Vanderpump Rules scenes remains one of the best ambushes reality TV’s ever seen.

— Caroline Framke, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Such fleets could patrol submarine cable routes, conduct searches, stage ambushes, and coordinate with underwater sensors, surface vessels, and aerial drones to support future maritime military operations.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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Others still involve video to a significant degree but incorporate more explicit 3D information, like data related to positioning, meshes, and so on somewhere in the process.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
This might be the last chance to get these items, so check out the latest sales and savings on meshes and routers.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

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