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Recent Examples of overcomplicated
The customization can also make the game a tad too overcomplicated, a funny contrast to the mindless destruction.
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PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
But the humor is forced to compete with seriously overcomplicated plotting in a sequel that entangles its horror comedy roots with uninspired espionage elements, becoming a convoluted mishmash with shades of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mission: Impossible and the Austin Powers franchise.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
But many doctors say the process has become overcomplicated and overly expansive, frequently delaying necessary care.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Resilience does not have to be an overcomplicated act of leadership.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adding another type of account to the already overcomplicated savings laws is the opposite of what Congress should be doing.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025
Rather than overwhelming users with overcomplicated controls, Della’s systems are designed to respond quietly and predictably.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
But the humor is forced to compete with seriously overcomplicated plotting in a sequel that entangles its horror comedy roots with uninspired espionage elements, becoming a convoluted mishmash with shades of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mission: Impossible and the Austin Powers franchise.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
But many doctors say the process has become overcomplicated and overly expansive, frequently delaying necessary care.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Resilience does not have to be an overcomplicated act of leadership.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adding another type of account to the already overcomplicated savings laws is the opposite of what Congress should be doing.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025
Rather than overwhelming users with overcomplicated controls, Della’s systems are designed to respond quietly and predictably.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcomplicated
Adjective
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This narrative has taken center stage over a far more complicated and interesting reality.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the success of TV shows like Hacks and The White Lotus, which explore the beautifully complicated, often messy inner lives of women who don’t fit the ingenue mold, perhaps more production companies will take chances on similar shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So much convoluted backstory, so little coherent world-building.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aalia Udawala, Director of Strategic Hospitality Advisory at Luxury Frontiers, offers refreshing insight into the often convoluted world of AI.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This goes up to six to eight weeks when the fracture is more complex.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The shift would send states scrambling and complicate parents’ efforts to get young children vaccinated ahead of the coming respiratory virus season.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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The district has tried to be conservative on replacing items as efforts to form a fire territory complicate issues of investment and ownership.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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When my father showed the then-curator of the Musée d’Horlogerie the enamels in our collection, she was blown away by the exquisite quality and intricate details of our enamels and jeweled pieces.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This image depicts intricate frost formations on the frozen surface of Lake Harriet during an Arctic Blast in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 20, 2025.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Famoplay Hair Tool Travel Bag When packed, hot hair tools can quickly become a tangled mess.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Directed by German-American filmmaker Sherry Hormann, this sultry Netflix thriller whisks viewers away to sunny Mallorca, Spain, where a seemingly harmless vacation turns into a tangled web of lies and betrayal.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The statement-making backless dress was embellished with elaborate beadwork and a decorative clasp at her upper back, while also revealing her backside.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Coon also joked that with so much time adapting the elaborate costumes, her daughter, born in the summer of 2021, thought that her mom's on-set dresser, Brian, was her father.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Down labyrinthine tunnels of pages, of words, of self.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Overcomplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcomplicated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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