as in convoluted
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Adjective
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Many retirees just never imagined a convoluted scenario where someone would think Social Security, possibly, could implode in a few days.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Unlike the factory operatives, the keepers weren’t employees of the corporations; in fact, their relationship with the corporations was somewhat convoluted.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lucid has patented the involute profile of the gear teeth within its transmission, optimized for performance and efficiency to transmit maximum torque under power while spinning with the least resistance otherwise.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Aug. 2020
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Lucid has patented the involute profile of the gear teeth within its transmission, optimized for performance and efficiency to transmit maximum torque under power while spinning with the least resistance otherwise.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Aug. 2020
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In this harrowing and labyrinthine masterpiece, Rivera Garza ultimately goes one step further, unsettlingly implicating readers themselves.—
Katie Kitamura,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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But by stripping the story down to its core elements — supernatural powers, madness, claustrophobia — Kubrick opened viewers’ minds to a treasure trove of possible interpretations, many of which were compiled in the wonderfully labyrinthine documentary Room 237.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Curiously enough, its Byzantine domes are replicated in mosques across Istanbul on both ends of the Bosporus, all looking sort of similar.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Ever since Byzantine emperor Justinian commissioned the construction of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia in the 6th century AD, churches have also functioned as cultural landmarks and tourist attractions.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In those old houses, there’s essentially a staircase in the kitchen that parallels the main staircase, and the whole house felt labyrinthian and odd.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Hoping to quiet the controversy and attract more mainstream Protestant audiences, McPherson tried distancing herself from the practices of the Holy Rollers, not only refusing to speak in tongues but also admonishing overly exuberant attendees at her services.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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There are a number of videos showing exuberant fan reactions to A Minecraft Movie in theaters–and not the organic kinds of reactions, the exaggerated kinds, and maybe even staged?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Involuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involuted. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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