as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
the daedal workings of the chime clock are a marvel to behold
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The bar is 3,000 square feet in all, with muted pink pillows, intricate floral light fixtures and gold accents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
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Notably, Tutt made significant contributions in the design of the intricate parachute system used on NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft mission.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Be ready to get out the door in seconds, thanks to the effortless slip-on design, no complicated fastenings necessary.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Divers cautioned that the next phase of the mission will be extremely complex, and at the mercy of the elements.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Even if most of that new work was beneath their pay grade, the number of complex projects also exploded.—
Rob Collie,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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As robots grow more capable and AI more sophisticated, a growing chorus of researchers contends that machines can go further, do more, and take on greater risk – all at a fraction of the cost of keeping a human alive in orbit.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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Mythos, the existence of which was first reported by Fortune in March, is notable for its coding and cyber capabilities, including the ability to find vulnerabilities in existing software and chain these vulnerabilities together to execute sophisticated cyber attacks.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Daedal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daedal. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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