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Recent Examples of cat's cradle
The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
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For the office scenes, the cast spent months at a time inside a windowless set, on a sound stage in the Bronx, wandering through a labyrinth of blinding-white Lumon hallways.Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The quest for clarity sends men, women, and children through a labyrinth of official and unofficial detention centers.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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And some experts say there is a case to be made for streamlining the confusing maze of financial regulators where some duties overlap.Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Organizations now have to navigate a maze of overlapping standards, such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171 and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), which all have slight variations.Rizwan Jan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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As the myriad plot points tangle and hit critical mass, supporting players Sarah Goldberg, Trevor White, Miriam Petche and Jay Duplass deliver gems.Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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However, when it’s modified, tau can form toxic aggregates – tangles that degrade these key structures.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
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Early 2021: Shipping snarls and worker shortages from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt supply.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Several storm systems were forecast in the Bay Area over this weekend into next week, potentially creating snarls for those on the roads or in the air, said National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Merchant.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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