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as in tangled
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as in weaved
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knotted
Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
Awash in bright sunny images and careening toward a dark, knotted ending, Daneshmand’s family drama makes for an increasingly disquieting watch, the unseemly secret at its center as poisonous as the pet snail which serves as a waiting Chekhov’s gun.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
The most popular current adaptation would be something like a kilt, a kind of men's skirt that incorporates this same knotted detail in the front.
—Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
Vast factories and processing plants slumped into the earth, stripped bare like knotted jungle gyms.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Washington sported a short-sleeve Balmain midi dress featuring a double collar and a knotted detail at the waistline.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
Awash in bright sunny images and careening toward a dark, knotted ending, Daneshmand’s family drama makes for an increasingly disquieting watch, the unseemly secret at its center as poisonous as the pet snail which serves as a waiting Chekhov’s gun.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
The most popular current adaptation would be something like a kilt, a kind of men's skirt that incorporates this same knotted detail in the front.
—Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
Vast factories and processing plants slumped into the earth, stripped bare like knotted jungle gyms.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knotted
Adjective
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Both sides have shown willingness to work toward an agreement, but the issues are knotty and a deal is far from a sure thing.—
Lee Hamilton,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Islam likely travelled to the region with Arab traders, but the erasure of earlier worship systems was the result of a series of knotty events entwined with foreign influences bent on the very existence of the small nation as an integral unit.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The collective tension as the game went on, and the poles became taller and more tangled, made every move exciting.—
James Palmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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Her free-associative lyrics are either mesmerizingly strange or plainly hilarious, and her tangled, clanging riffs have an oddly soothing effect.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Located on the historic Santa Barbara plantation, the jagged limestone peak is accessible at four different points with routes up to 164 feet high (50 meters), depending on your athletic ability.—
Curaçao Tourist Board,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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The image teases both the film’s narrative developments and its jagged formal approach, as the director (who shares editing duties with both co-writer Karen Plata and DP Odei Zabaleta) aims to structurally replicate the non-linear disorder and occasional blind spots of ruptured childhood memories.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Infielder Nick Madrigal was moved to the 60-day IL with a broken shoulder to make room on the 40-man roster.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Deo’s family told the outlet that the car had a broken window and blood on the front seat, and his shoes were left inside.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This represents a significant public health concern as the virus can spread to animals that consume contaminated products.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The contaminated product should be thrown away or returned for a refund.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That bumpy track record has not gone unnoticed in Seoul.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Involving them as early as possible in the exploration and procurement of new solutions can smooth even the bumpiest of implementation roads.—
Ogie Sheehy,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Knotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knotted. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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