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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
Mina Woo created the petition and a web site dedicated to the Cypress Village court kerfuffle.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
To do this, open a web browser and type your router's IP address into the address bar.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But the musical’s tangled narrative web has been a stickier challenge.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Murphy joined last year after a career in human rights work and web development.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
To do this, open a web browser and type your router's IP address into the address bar.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
But the musical’s tangled narrative web has been a stickier challenge.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Murphy joined last year after a career in human rights work and web development.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
Noun
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From the tangle in your computer cord to the mess your cat made of your knitting basket, knots are everywhere in daily life.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Plus, its tangle-free brush system has self-adjusting rubber brushes to prevent clogging — a convenient detail that could have wrangled both my husky’s fur and my long hair.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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That limits its Washington coverage to walk-and-talk interviews on the sidewalks outside the Capitol or in the hallways of public office buildings — a feature of its ambush-style celebrity interviews.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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His death was later determined to have resulted from friendly fire during an ambush on his platoon.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Telecom CFOs track postpaid net adds, churn, CAC, and CLV as key drivers of revenue guidance and capital allocation.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Premium subscribers grew 9% to 293 million, reflecting 3 million quarterly net adds, Spotify said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Spain midfielder fed a superb pass forward to beat the hosts’ offside trap, and Fermín did the rest by firing past David Soria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Methane traps around 80 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year horizon, making the emissions from a buildout of this scale difficult to quantify but impossible to ignore.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, the mine site stands on a patchwork of state, federal and private land, creating a regulatory labyrinth.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the labyrinth of unclear messaging around the campaign, Republicans say the ballot language itself is confusing.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Part of the hotel’s charm is its slightly maze-like layout.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Emotional or financial entanglements could feel heavier than usual today, and someone’s words could hit a nerve.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Angela questions her entanglement with Charles.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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When their news anchor (Peter Finch) has a nervous breakdown on the air, suddenly their ratings turn around, bringing on a moral morass only some of them are prepared to face.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And that concludes our journey through the morass.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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