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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
Supply chains in many industries are full of tangles, but for semiconductor tech, that’s putting it lightly.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangles

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Governments in the region launched a massive response, including traps, sniffer dogs, drone surveillance and most importantly, sterile flies.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
The direct heat helps re-crisp the bottom of the crust, while the lid traps heat, so the cheese and toppings warm through without the crust becoming excessively dry.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 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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Social Media Capture The underlying tactic is not new, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces having previously used armed FPV drones to conduct roadside ambushes.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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

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Components such as porous meshes and foams must be manufactured at scale, incorporated into working systems, and shown to maintain their unusual corrosion resistance over long operating periods.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of meshes

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Passive nets retain practical advantage Passive fog nets have operated in the same desert for years without using electricity.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Like ballplayers just before the pitch, animal control crouched into position, with thick metal grabbers, nooses, and nets at the ready.

— Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of nets

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Deadline understands that the couples, living together in a house, Big Brother-style, must try and figure out who is in a relationship, while keeping their own romantic entanglements secret in order to win.

— Peter White, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
But the company’s earnings call on Wednesday also underscored the financial entanglements between the chipmaker, the hyperscalers and the rest of the AI industry.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of entanglements

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The family had cut all sorts of other mazes over the years, with themes that included cartoon characters and patriotic and personal themes.

— Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
His son Jack, who had attended the event in California, was instrumental in making these mazes happen, Universal officials have said.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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