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as in difficulty
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
the food allergies of the guests were just another complication for the couple trying to plan their wedding reception
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
complications set in after the surgery
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as in complexity
the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects
a problem of such irreducible complication as to defy any easy solution
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Recent Examples of complication
This 43 mm platinum timepiece houses the hand-wound Caliber AP 2907 which combines the minute repeater and jumping hours complications.
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
Within a year, her husband Julius was dead from complications from diabetes.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Lifestyle complications include those related to sleep and physical activity.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2012, Cruz suffered a torn ACL that required surgery, but complications arose when his body rejected the replacement ligament from a cadaver, leaving him on the shelf for several additional months after having to undergo a second surgery.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
Within a year, her husband Julius was dead from complications from diabetes.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Lifestyle complications include those related to sleep and physical activity.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2012, Cruz suffered a torn ACL that required surgery, but complications arose when his body rejected the replacement ligament from a cadaver, leaving him on the shelf for several additional months after having to undergo a second surgery.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complication
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However, failure to include pharmaceutical pricing reforms that involve PBMs in the end-of-year continuing resolution, despite bipartisan support, may be a sign of political fracturing among lawmakers in 2025 and the difficulties of breaking the impasse.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Milk, wheat, and soy, the three undeclared allergens in the barbecue sauce, can lead to severe or life-threatening reactions such as anaphylaxis, which involves difficulty breathing and a drop in blood pressure.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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The cobra, once a symbol of nature’s awe-inspiring grandeur, became a casualty of war, its life ended not by natural predators or disease, but by humanity’s conflict.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Talavera, Suchan and colleagues hope that using pollen signatures to map changing migration patterns could help to predict where fungal disease outbreaks might occur. Cuvelier, meanwhile, hopes to continue counting butterflies with his granddaughter.—
Saugat Bolakhe,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Jan. 2025
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There were also financial dynamics that added complexity to the pursuits.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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When a system fails you—when your taxes go up, when your claim is denied, when your hydrants run dry—the complexity of the system is no consolation.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2025
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Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.—
Hannah Coakley, MSPH, RDN,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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Most common ailments aren’t connected to a single gene; polygenic risk scores aim to predict the lifetime likelihood of conditions, such as diabetes, in which many genes contribute to a person’s risk.—
Kristen V. Brown,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The event supports families whose children are suffering from life-threatening illnesses, diseases, and disorders.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The ongoing outbreak in animals has also led to at least 67 human cases of bird flu, with all but one causing mild illness.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, WalletHub’s study is less about Texas drivers and more about road conditions and vehicle maintenance.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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Speed limits are based on ideal conditions—not icy roads.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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At the center of these ills stands the island’s relationship with the mainland.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2025
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The strict binary of this is man, this is woman has been responsible for a lot of ills.—
Lanna Apisukh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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This fluctuation sets recurring dreams apart from bad dreams triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition in which people relive specific memories from their waking life with far less variation while asleep.—
Amanda Heidt,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2025
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Decades of research into how individuals and crowds actually behave – as well as what drives them into disorder and violence – have debunked these claims.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Complication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complication. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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