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Recent Examples of cat's cradle
The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
Noun
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Is this a burgeoning love affair or just another con job stacked on top of a labyrinth of deceptions?—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Said to be the largest indoor market in Latin America, the 430,000-square-foot maze of hallways and booths offers an immersion-therapy-style introduction to Mexican market culture, with sections devoted to everything from soccer jerseys to caged birds.—
Freda Moon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The result is an ominous death rattle for cinema as it was known through the 20th century, and a frightening funhouse maze without a center.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With estuaries full of reptiles, swooping egrets, and thick tangles of mangroves decorated in Cajun hibiscus, this is wild Louisiana.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sliced thinly, the central ingredients create a towering tangle of crunch.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This improvement to sound also makes the restrained snarl of Naked Snake’s voice have an even better bite.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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In its wake, the storm, which pummeled a swath of the country from Kansas and Missouri to Virginia and New Jersey, has left tens of thousands in the U.S. without power, caused traffic snarls and forced closures of schools and businesses.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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