as in complexity
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
the inevitable convolutions involved in setting up an international teleconference
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Recent Examples of convolution
But a convolution of religious beliefs not based on biblical norms but used to fit a person’s own biased agenda is certainly foremost of the causes.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Following the decades-long convolutions of an intense and volatile friendship between two women, Ruth and Maria, Lonely Crowds poses similar questions about the limits of personal relationships.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
The best detective stories often aren’t easy to follow, taking convolutions and leaving narrative dead-ends lying around, but many of Honey Don’t!
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 May 2025
This has made for a lot of convolution but also for a lot of great music that can still be black without disavowing life’s fundamental worth.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Following the decades-long convolutions of an intense and volatile friendship between two women, Ruth and Maria, Lonely Crowds poses similar questions about the limits of personal relationships.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
The best detective stories often aren’t easy to follow, taking convolutions and leaving narrative dead-ends lying around, but many of Honey Don’t!
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 May 2025
This has made for a lot of convolution but also for a lot of great music that can still be black without disavowing life’s fundamental worth.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convolution
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Liquidity issue The push for retail involvement in private markets has nonetheless raised questions over whether everyday investors are equipped to take on the complexity and risk involved in the space, including the likely lack of ability to access their capital or returns for significant periods.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The victim appears to have been dead for some time, adding to the complexity of the investigation, which is in its very early stages, the sources said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson already faced difficulties getting legislation across the finish line with a razor thin GOP majority.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Financial and legal difficulties have hit the hotel in recent months, including several foreclosure lawsuits.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Another couple, Taylor and Bryan McClain, also came to rely on Soliman when their newborn, Violette, arrived at Cincinnati Children’s last year with life-threatening complications.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Armani was an intensely private man but had a longstanding personal relationship with his business partner, the architect, fashion designer and businessman Sergio Galeotti, who died of complications from AIDS in 1985.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Convolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convolution. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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