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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
While impressive glove work highlighted Colorado’s one win so far with a series of web gems in a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay last Saturday, defense let the Rockies down again Thursday.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Initially Unwind Fiber Arts was also strictly a brick-and-mortar store without a web presence.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Ivey’s coaching staff also casts a web of support to protect her from outside noise and aid her vision for the team’s present and future.
—Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Initially Unwind Fiber Arts was also strictly a brick-and-mortar store without a web presence.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Ivey’s coaching staff also casts a web of support to protect her from outside noise and aid her vision for the team’s present and future.
—Sharí Nycole, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
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The shoes stirred something deeper — a tangle of racial and social complexities that came with simply wanting to buy, own, or even wear them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even actor Kevin Bacon has found his way into this tangle of out-of-state donors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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On hilltops along the Mediterranean coast, Syria’s new General Security forces faced ambushes and attacks.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rubicon’s operators clearly possess the skill and experience necessary to land a drone as part of a complex aerial ambush.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead with about four minutes left in the first period, pushing a cross-crease pass from Strome into an open net.—
Jimmy Golen,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Blue Devils are going to San Antonio as the favorite to cut down the nets. 21+ and present in participating states.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In one scene from their lives, a bear trap is intentionally left for Benjy to wander into it.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Man traps woman in car for days: Police A Hawaii man was arrested for allegedly trapping an elderly woman in her car for several days and later forcing her to withdraw money from her bank account, according to the Honolulu Police Department.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Its calling cards are the centerpiece (a domed metal structure adorned with leaf forms, under which many photo ops and engagements take place each year) and the labyrinth of rose beds that resemble puzzle pieces set into the ground, giving each planting its own room to grow.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
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They are required to have at least one straight section and one labyrinth (three turns in quick succession without a straight section).—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Through extremely dim, maddening office mazes, it’s discovered that McGovern’s mission is to find and interrogate Sean Mehndez, a family man addled by constant work for the autocratic Leviathan corporation.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The project, which has turned this stretch of road into a maddening maze of orange barrels and construction equipment since its debut in October 2022, is expected to fully wrap by late July.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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These films famously take years to make, and projects often fall apart due to entanglements with musicians’ estates and music rights.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since 1976, SeaWorld Orlando’s rescue team has operated one of three critical-care facilities in the U.S., responding to manatees in need because of boat strikes, entanglements, cold stress and other life-threatening conditions.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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What’s going on For months, Tesla has been struggling with a public relations morass due to Musk’s central role in the White House.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The manuals of government departments provide intricate guidelines and procedures, totaling an intimidating morass of rules—guidebooks that the bureaucracy can use to justify its actions, or lack thereof.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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