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as in tangle
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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as in ambush
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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Recent Examples of web
When these mandates are taken together, U.S. firms will be entangled in a complex regulatory web of confusing disclosures that produce little value for investors and come at great expense.
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Stone Washington, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
Her memoir crystallizes a moment in internet culture when the possibilities of the social web were just beginning to sour.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Each of these figures could spin off into films of their own, creating a sprawling narrative web.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The app would be banned from stores and web hosting companies in the U.S. if ByteDance doesn’t sell it.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Stone Washington, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
Her memoir crystallizes a moment in internet culture when the possibilities of the social web were just beginning to sour.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Each of these figures could spin off into films of their own, creating a sprawling narrative web.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The app would be banned from stores and web hosting companies in the U.S. if ByteDance doesn’t sell it.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
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Health insurance can involve a tangle of limitations due to provider networks, medical necessity rules and preauthorization requirements.Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Struggling to keep track of a tangle of chargers while flying?Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Days earlier, two American citizens and a Mexican national were shot dead in the state of Durango in an ambush that also left an American teenager critically injured.Annie Correal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Its statement framed the ambush as a response to Israel's ongoing military actions in Gaza and the West Bank, including the displacement of Palestinians and reported targeting of civilian infrastructure.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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But in the anarchic area in front of the net, sometimes skill is overrated.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Here’s a legal tip over the net: Subscribers can take a peek at the answer key.Sam Corbin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Make sure your plans include fallback options for these users but don’t fall into the trap of falling back onto lower-assurance security factors.Aaron Painter, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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This is political gamesmanship at its worst, planting a trap for lawmakers by exploiting a tragedy.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mazes and labyrinths have been around for thousands of years.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Also wading through the bureaucratic labyrinth was Dalal Al-Sumah.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: In addition to the maze, tickets grant access to a skating rink, an ice slide and ice bars.Torey Van Oot, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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These collectors have just as much love for the maze of mechanicals beneath the surface as the trajectories the silver ball follows.Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Trump's legal entanglements are not limited to the New York case.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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His effort to limit U.S. entanglements abroad could lead to U.S. underreach, leaving dangerous vacuums of power.Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Carey thinks that the innovators that will emerge from the current morass relatively unscathed are the ones that have benefited from a parent company’s fiscal and resource scaffolding from the get-go.Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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For such writers and thinkers, including Jean-François Lyotard, Hannah Arendt, and Heinrich Blücher, history felt like a betrayal in which former traditions and institutions had collapsed, leaving behind a morass of emptiness and fractured communities.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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