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as in to complex
to make complex or difficult
the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule
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as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
the kind of complicate machinery that is used in the field of robotics
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Recent Examples of complicate
Danielle Bacher, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Few of these filmmakers are aiming for mainland Chinese audiences, due to the high costs, cultural differences and censorship issues that complicate releasing films in that market.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Kerry Brown, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
That the aircraft impacted the ground so violently will no doubt complicate investigators' work, given the state of the physical evidence, Axios' Fitzpatrick adds.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
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Verb
And yet their feelings toward Jackson were complicated.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Few of these filmmakers are aiming for mainland Chinese audiences, due to the high costs, cultural differences and censorship issues that complicate releasing films in that market.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
What the presence of TSMC does do is complicate an already complex situation.
—Kerry Brown, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
That the aircraft impacted the ground so violently will no doubt complicate investigators' work, given the state of the physical evidence, Axios' Fitzpatrick adds.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicate
Verb
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This government is deepening the hell that both peoples in this region are living in.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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This gentrification could deepen existing economic divides, fueling new social tensions regarding immigration.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Getting out of bed early is less complicated than people think, according to Barrett.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The mechanics of an evacuation just aren’t that complicated.—
Rascal Kemble-Curry,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s hardline approach to deporting immigrants has intensified America’s already-stark partisan divide.—
Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Lowering American prices to match Europe’s artificially low prices would intensify global freeloading rather than reduce it.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But losses continued, worsened by the high inflation that had shoppers tightening their clothing budgets.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Pope Francis was diagnosed with a complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection that worsened before improving earlier last week.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Debugging intricate prompt chains can also be challenging.—
Mohammad Adnan,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Get okay with the idea that in the future, your past work will embarrass you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Other times, the film feels too coy, as if embarrassed by itself.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He was charged with official misconduct, offering a false instrument, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating without insurance, and driving with a facsimile license plate.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Henley is charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, both class 4 felonies.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While most jurisdictions are moving forward with digital tax reforms to ensure that foreign providers contribute to public revenue, the Dominican Republic has so far stepped back—highlighting the complex political and economic considerations that influence digital tax policy.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Those on the inside track have already discovered white Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a racy but complex regional style of white wine that is popping up on tables and shelves with increasing frequency.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Complicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicate. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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