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Recent Examples of overcomplicated
To be fair, both versions of the story are a little overcomplicated.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Technology should support businesses in their current state, not force them to conform to rigid systems or overcomplicated processes.
—John Case, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The customization can also make the game a tad too overcomplicated, a funny contrast to the mindless destruction.
—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
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
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Technology should support businesses in their current state, not force them to conform to rigid systems or overcomplicated processes.
—John Case, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The customization can also make the game a tad too overcomplicated, a funny contrast to the mindless destruction.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcomplicated
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Their double life soon gets complicated when a rival boy band harboring a sinister secret begins stealing their fans.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In many ways, that has made keeping up with news about King Charles’ illness much more complicated.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Oct. 2025
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What follows is a convoluted (but campily entertaining) combination of the occult, genetic engineering and, of course, a lot of slayings.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Because of all the elements at any intersection, the process of closing even one crossing can be convoluted and expensive.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The culmination of three painstaking years of development and over 40,000 hours of work, this striking black-and-white automotive tribute is touted as the most complex, most technically ambitious Phantom Private Collection model ever.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The intricate, musical prowess and creative freedom within the Wood Brothers is apparent on their latest album, Puff of Smoke.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Chef Kwang Uh opened the restaurant’s first iteration in 2015 in Hollywood, serving intricate grain bowls and pastas at low prices for three years.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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So tangled are the tricks and plot lines that the story’s characters are little more than sketches.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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What led to that point was a messy, tangled web of loans that Zions said were surreptitiously subordinated by the borrowers all while the collateral was effectively eliminated.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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In one scene, Elizabeth wears an elaborate necklace of jeweled scarabs, a direct reference to the character’s interest in insects and science.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s a formal orange-tie ball, a giant pumpkin expo, ghost tours, zombie bar crawls, elaborate decoration contests and parades including Big Parade of Little People in Anoka’s quaint red-brick downtown.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The opening and final sequences of the film’s frame story are some of the most oft referenced in movie history, while the dark, labyrinthine interiors of Desmond’s mansion perfectly reflect the mind of the deluded diva whose success and celebrity are completely behind her.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The intertwining levels of performance, not only by Teacher Wang, but by the husband and wife too, become dizzying, if not quite labyrinthine.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Overcomplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcomplicated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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