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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
In the end, the researchers were able to use the vast web of Android phones to map out the ionosphere with a level of accuracy that matches monitoring stations.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
And that can ease the terror of mortality by connecting people to an enduring and comforting web of ideas and beliefs that transcend one’s own existence.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
The camera floats around the room like an invisible spider, circling and circling, weaving this trio into a diabolical web.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
Based on the claim that downloading this information from the dark web constituted interfering with an ongoing investigation, a Franklin County judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Ross from disseminating the information.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
And that can ease the terror of mortality by connecting people to an enduring and comforting web of ideas and beliefs that transcend one’s own existence.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
The camera floats around the room like an invisible spider, circling and circling, weaving this trio into a diabolical web.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
Based on the claim that downloading this information from the dark web constituted interfering with an ongoing investigation, a Franklin County judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Ross from disseminating the information.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
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The latest tangle between the parties occurred last night when Alex Soros—son of billionaire investor and entrepreneur George Soros—responded to an article about the popular vote count during the election.BYEleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Desmond comes back from the desert planet, insisting that the ambush was not from the native Fremon but from insurgents from allied houses.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The cartel has also been linked to the 2019 ambush that killed nine Americans in Mexico.CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Point was awarded his third goal of the game at Amalie Arena when Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren tried to play the puck behind him but instead put it into his own net.Jacob Lev, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Sturm Graz has found the back of the net just once in Champions League play, but has been rather stout on defense, allowing only six.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Finding new customers cannot and must not be the only solution to solving customer churn—that can be a trap.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Turns out the Goblin King (a very campy David Bowie) is to blame and Sarah must solve a labyrinth—filled with creepy muppets—to rescue her brother.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Oct. 2024
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The deal that is expected to install Skydance chief David Ellison as chairman, CEO and hopefully savior of Paramount Global is a labyrinth of entities, trusts and transactions.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
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Nobody directing people and stupid mazes with limited entrances.Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Over time, these assessments will evaluate an exhaustive list of potential risks, creating a bureaucratic maze that will slow development cycles.James Broughel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Most whale deaths humans are aware of are caused by boats and entanglement in fishing gear.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Its emphasis on civilizational identity and antipathy to liberal internationalism creates opportunities for entanglements with illiberal states, such as China and Russia, that share the goal of dethroning Western liberalism and the U.S.-led international order. Loading...Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
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Sadly, there seems to be no end in sight for this morass of mounting legal disputes.Vlad Drazdovich, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2024
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Stuck in the middle of this morass are Twitter’s content moderators, who must abide by current rules as the platform continues to operate but are conscious that Twitter’s new owner appears to be touting a fundamentally different approach to acceptable speech.Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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